I typically enjoy atypical science fiction films, if at least two out of three are true: they are well-written, they are well-acted, or have reasonably high production value. We’re All Gonna Die has all...
With a little coordination, my little family could have watched “Don’t Look Up” together. A few minutes after I sat down with my wife to watch it we realized that it may be of...
S.O.S. got a new meaning via Youri and Gagarin who lived in a symbiotic relationship. Let me break down this sentence: Cité Gagarine was a real building, a 370-apartment housing project in outer Paris...
The writers of Horizon were not afraid to demonstrate their ambivalent feelings towards the church. One one hand, the first representation of religion in the film, is a priest, who is capable to provide...
You don’t argue with people’s feelings and experiences, right? But you can always disagree with their opinions and attempt to widen their horizons and understandings. I read (and recommend reading) two interviews with Karen...
One of the key themes of The Two Popes is change vs compromise. An interesting, technical, symbol of this debate is the stepcounter, that keeps telling Pope Benedict XVI to keep going. The digital machine not just...
Rites and rituals play a crucial role in Martin Scorsese‘s The Irishman. Significant screentime was devoted to formal religious sacraments such as baptisms, weddings, last rites and funerals. These were the occasions where the...
In theory under the Hungarian variety of communist regimes everything was relegated to serve the purpose of the lofty idea(l)s of the state. Thus the leaders of the system had to make a choice...
How do we know what we know? Usually faith and science gives different answer. “Knowing”, a 2009 movie with Nicolas Cage, conflates the two though and gives a phenomenologically straightforward answer. Through its storytelling...
Open My Eyes from Eli Daughdrill on Vimeo. Chris, a devout fundamentalist Christian, struggles with his faith after the sudden death of his son. Official Selection, LA Shorts 2015 Chris: Tony Carreiro Writer/Director: Eli...