Steven Spielberg Made Me Believe I Could Fly
The final scene of E.T. the Extra Terrestrial remains a memorable and poignant moment for me replete with the distinct John Williams score in which the trumpets and tympanies accentuate…
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Oscars 2023 — Who Should Win (Part Two)
Welcome to part two of our Oscar picks! Here’s part one if you missed it: Oscars 2023 – Who Should Win? (Part One) Remember, these aren’t the movies that will…
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Oscars 2023 — Who Should Win? (Part One)
2022 will forever be known as the return to normal. After two years of our lives being frozen by Covid, 2022 was the year where old routines once again took…
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Christopher Nolan in Three Acts
If you take Christopher Nolan’s work as a whole, it’s possible to discern the emergence of a common concept — what we might call a narrative MacGuffin unifying all his…
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The Gospel According to Top Gun
NOTE: We just released a podcast about Top Gun: Maverick, the sequel 36 years in the making. Listen in as Jon and Tim dig in to the themes and why…
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The Sundance Film Festival 2021
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, film festivals have grappled with the same questions facing many businesses and non-profits. Chiefly, how do they keep the money pouring in? We’ve…
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Scream Unto the Lord
When’s the last time your body demanded movement? If you’ve watched Ari Aster’s Hereditary at any point in the recent past, perhaps you’ll have an answer. There’s a moment in…
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Oscars 2020 — Who Should Win (Part Two)
Welcome to part two of our Oscar picks! Here’s part one if you missed it: Oscars 2020 – Who Should Win? (Part One) Remember, these aren’t the movies that will…
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Oscars 2020 — Who Should Win? (Part One)
Here we go again. The Oscar nominations were announced on January 13 and everything felt familiar. Most of the nominees were deserving, but some of them weren’t. A handful of…
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For Our Consideration: Best Writing, Directing, and Score
The 92nd Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, February 9. Earlier this month, the nominations were announced. We’re running through some of the categories to acknowledge a few of…
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