Tag: Hope

  • This Is Not A Burial, It’s A Resurrection

    This Is Not A Burial, It’s A Resurrection

    If faith can give meaning to one’s life, conversely, losing the meaning of life can make one lose faith. We may look at the heroine of This is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection, Mantoa, an old widow who first suffers from bereavement and then eviction with all her neighbors. In this plight, what does…

  • Avengers: Endgame

    Avengers: Endgame

    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 film offering something new while also being connected to one large story. Avengers: Endgame is the culmination of that 22-film saga. From this point forward,…

  • Rashomon

    Rashomon

    We’re back! After taking February off for all things Oscars, Jon and Tim are ready to turn the page on 2018…by talking about a really old movie. Yes, that’s right — 2019 will have to wait. It’s a dumpster fire in movie theaters right now, so we thought we’d travel back in time to 1950…

  • First Reformed

    First Reformed

    Paul Schrader is better known for his writing than directing. Though he’s directed over 20 films, it’s his screenwriting collaborations with Martin Scorsese that have stood the test of time. Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, and Bringing Out the Dead highlight Schrader’s proclivities as a writer. All three feature a tortured protagonist walking against the current…

  • You Were Never Really Here

    You Were Never Really Here

    One of the hardest things to do in a movie theater in 2018 is to surprise. With bloodthirsty marketing campaigns and relentless internet sleuths, any promising movie twist is usually dead in the water months before it hits the silver screen. The rare exception comes in the form of the occasional indie hit or maybe…

  • Black Panther

    Black Panther

    I didn’t expect to feel tears stream down my face so shortly into Black Panther, but within the first few minutes of the film, I was already impacted heavily. In this reflection, I would like to touch on a theme of the movie that is presented within the first few minutes of the film. By…

  • Wind River

    Wind River

    In​ ​the​ ​past​ ​two​ ​years,​ ​actor​ ​Taylor​ ​Sheridan​ ​has​ ​quickly​ ​fashioned​ ​a​ ​new​ ​role​ ​for​ ​himself​ ​in Hollywood.​ A​ ​man​ ​known​ ​mostly​ ​for​ ​his​ ​work​ ​in​ ​police​ ​procedurals​ ​and​ ​Sons​ ​of​ ​Anarchy​ ​is​ ​now California’s​ ​cowboy​ ​auteur,​ ​a​ ​voice​ ​steeped​ ​in​ ​the​ ​bygone​ ​era​ ​of​ ​the​ ​classic​ ​Western. I​ ​bring​ ​that​ ​up​ ​not​ ​because​ ​Sheridan’s​…

  • The Maze Runner

    The Maze Runner

    I pretty quickly decided this wasn’t my type of movie thanks to the trailer – a bunch of teenage boys stuck in some kind of maze getting mauled by sci-fi machines. Written by James Dashner, The Maze Runner is a novel initially published in 2009 and developed into a movie in 2014 by 20th Century…