Greed

DVD/Blu-Ray, ReviewsOctober 27, 2017

American Made / Battle of the Sexes / Stronger

By Jonathan Butrin

Welcome to another edition of Mini-Review Roundup where we present smaller reviews of several movies at once. Up this month: American Made, Battle of the Sexes, and Stronger. American…

ArticlesSeptember 26, 2016

Oil, Blood, and Daniel Plainview’s Journey to Isolation

By Josh Matejka

There’s a moment in Paul Thomas Anderson’s 2007 epic There Will Be Blood where Daniel Plainview abandons control. The moments are sparse throughout the film, and one could even argue…

DVD/Blu-Ray, ReviewsFebruary 28, 2016

The Big Short

By Ron Steury

When I was a young engineer (my first career) I worked in rented office space on the second floor above a small brokerage with the usual stock ticker on the…

Heroes and Villians

Cinema Faith

Birdman

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Birdman

Dec 17, 2015 • 43:37

With Oscar season is in full swing, it’s time to look back at 2014’s best picture winner: Birdman. Join us as we discuss why Birdman is a perfect film, the...
The Hateful Eight

Jan 13, 2016 • 47:13

There are few filmmakers as polarizing as Quentin Tarantino. Some celebrate him. Others revile him. Now Tarantino is back with his latest film The Hateful Eight — a fitting title...
The Nice Guys

May 27, 2016 • 41:54

Shane Black is the king of buddy action movies. He sold the screenplay to Lethal Weapon at age 22. In 1996, Black scored a then-record-breaking payday of $4 million for...
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

May 25, 2017 • 1:00:38

No one makes superhero movies like Marvel Studios. They’ve earned their big-screen domination with quality films, and Guardians of the Galaxy is at the top of the list. Released in...
Avengers: Infinity War

May 24, 2018 • 1:07:10

In 2008, Marvel Studios took the gamble of the century. They released Iron Man, featuring a virtually unknown character outside the comic book world and starring an actor with a...
Avengers: Endgame

May 31, 2019 • 1:08:44

Eleven years ago, Iron Man changed comic book movies forever. Not only was the movie great, it was the beginning of a journey through the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with each...
Joker

Oct 30, 2019 • 1:21:45

No film in recent memory has been as polarizing as Joker. A scroll through Rotten Tomatoes reveals a spectrum of reactions ranging from the highest praise of the year to...