Quote for Today: James Baldwin
Some moments in a life, and they needn’t be very long or seem very important, can make up for so much in that life; can redeem, justify, that pain, that …
Possessed by Violence: Valhalla Rising
Valhalla Rising is a complex and violent film, full of beautiful, savage images and scant dialogue. What actually happens onscreen? Nicolas Winding Refn‘s brutal tour-de-force Valhalla Rising stars Mads Mikkelsen …
Quote for Today: Sam Levenson
We leave you a tradition with a future. The tender loving care of human beings will never become obsolete. People even more than things have to be restored, renewed, revived, …
The Outsider as a Mirror: A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
Outsiders inspire fear and enchantment. What does our reaction to those who are different say about us and our beliefs? Literature and film contain shining examples of outsiders, but I …