Art & Indie Corner| Brooklyn
I’m not against complex plots, on the contrary, I tend to gravitate toward those types of stories. Though, as I grow older, I’ve noticed a growing love for simpler tales told in minimalist styles. Everything has a place. There’s a…
Art & Indie Corner| Another Earth
If you approach Another Earth with the intention of digesting it literally, don’t. Mike Cahill’s film isn’t just about the neat idea of planet identical to our own coming into reality; it’s about redemption and second chances. The movie begins…
Art & Indie Corner| Cop Car
Marvel recently tapped Jon Watts to direct their upcoming Spider-Man re-re-reboot, which begs an interesting question: How does a young director prepare to tackle a project of such magnitude? Watts’s response seems to be akin to that of Jonah, who…
‘Birdman’: The Relevance of a Thing
Why am I writing this review? Does it mean something? Does it bear any weight on culture? Will it carry on into the ether of the future, and if so, for how long? Questioning the very form of artistic medium…
#034 – Boyhood and the Magic of the Mundane
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: We round out our Summer series with a very un-Summer movie, Boyhood. This indie film has garnered about as much positive critical acclaim as is possible and most of it is…