“(500) Days of Summer” is a cautionary tale about the myths romantic comedies perpetuate.
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The Biblical Difference: ‘District 9’ and the Other
‘District 9’ looks at a problem that has concerned philosophers from Hegel to Levinas.
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Screening Priests: From Spencer Tracy to Ewan McGregor
American film culture has maintained something of an ambivalent relationship with the Catholic priesthood.
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The Joy of Julia: Nora Ephron’s tribute to the godmother of American cuisine
Biopics in recent years have featured artists and fallen leaders of all sorts, but no one quite like Julia Child.
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Cops and Robbers: Michael Mann’s ‘Public Enemies’
“Public Enemies” resurrects a perennial tragic hero for one more ritual slaughter.
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As It Was in the Beginning: The timeless charms of ‘The Brothers Bloom’
The comedic grace of ‘The Brothers Bloom’ evokes an earlier age of cinema.
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A Terrible Vengeance: Scapegoating and ‘The Stoning of Soraya M.’
“The Stoning of Soroya M.” is a haunting reminder of the Gospel story of the woman caught in adultery.
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An Undertaking: The unexpected beauty of ‘Goodbye Solo’
“Goodbye Solo” deals with the human desire to help those in need–and the equal desire, in some, not to be helped.
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Silly: The absurdity of ‘Angels & Demons’
In “Angels & Demons,” the church is on the side of the good guys.
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A Snapshot of Hell: Matteo Garrones Gomorra
The Italian film “Gomorra” lends a more ominous meaning to the famous epithet, “See Naples and Die.”