The Confessions of Haneke
Funny Games, abhorred by many critics, challenges the American belief in redemptive violence.
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Necessary Sacrifice: Sundance, Mormon Movies, and the Race to Oscar Night
Ritual violence at this season’s film festivals…
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God Makes an Independent Film
When an inexperienced Pentecostal pastor gets called by God to make a $50 million epic science-fiction film, is he a visionary, a prophet, or just another box office grifter? A new documentary tells the tale.
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Catholic magazine in Spain has its own set of movie awards. “Juno” tops the list. Guess why.
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Not Easily Broken, Not Easily Viewed
Dallas preacher T.D. Jakes’ latest foray into film features staid sermonizing, rigid gender constructs, and a whopper of a racial subtext.
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