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Best I can tell, Billy Wilder never made a bad film.
09/19/2026

Best I can tell, Billy Wilder never made a bad film.

19Sep The Journeymen—13 Directors #9: Billy Wilder Posted by: mark Categories: Moviemakers Movies The Journeymen No comments Billy Wilder’s headstone reads BILLY WILDERI’M A WRITERBUT THENNOBODY’S PERFECT This epitaph reminds us of two things: one, Wilder’s and I. A. L. Diamond’s immorta...

In a perfect world, no one would have a problem with the true story of The Blind Side. This is not a perfect world.
09/05/2026

In a perfect world, no one would have a problem with the true story of The Blind Side. This is not a perfect world.

3Sep 13 Movies—Christ and the Christian #10 (part II): The Blind Side Posted by: mark Categories: 13 Movies: Christ and the Christian Moviemakers Movies No comments The Blind Side is a Christian film made by Hollywood. It is not the only such movie (see Amazing Grace, Hacksaw Ridge, Little Boy, Th...

The elephant in The Blind Side is its "white savior" narrative, so say its critics. Part 1 of 2 write-ups on this Oscar-...
09/03/2026

The elephant in The Blind Side is its "white savior" narrative, so say its critics. Part 1 of 2 write-ups on this Oscar-winning movie.

1Sep 13 Movies—Christ and the Christian #10 (part I): The Blind Side, White Saviors, Magical Negros, and the Church in Galatia Posted by: mark Categories: 13 Movies: Christ and the Christian No comments For September’s Christ and the Christian entry, I wanted to tackle The Blind Side. Since the ...

Pollack had an amazing filmography: Three Days of the Condor, Out of Africa, Tootsie, and a film that had one great Hitc...
08/26/2026

Pollack had an amazing filmography: Three Days of the Condor, Out of Africa, Tootsie, and a film that had one great Hitchcockian scene.

25Aug The Journeymen—13 Directors #8: Sydney Pollack Posted by: mark Categories: Moviemakers Movies The Journeymen No comments In the movie Out of Sight, George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez, locked in a car trunk, bond over Faye Dunaway movies: Bonnie and Clyde, Network, and Three Days of the Condor...

What makes us human? There are so many ways to dehumanize a person, both low (enslaving him) and high (transforming him ...
08/25/2026

What makes us human? There are so many ways to dehumanize a person, both low (enslaving him) and high (transforming him into clickbait). The Elephant Man explores both.

24Aug 13 Movies—Christ and the Christian #9: The Elephant Man Posted by: mark Categories: 13 Movies: Christ and the Christian Moviemakers Movies No comments Dr. Frederick Treves is not a warm fellow. He is a proper Victorian man, after all, and a scientist to boot. His interest in the horribly def...

The Fall of Man lives rent-free in the mind of the 19th century French author. Two big-budget adaptations of epic French...
07/13/2026

The Fall of Man lives rent-free in the mind of the 19th century French author. Two big-budget adaptations of epic French novels lay bare the hateful condition of humanity and the need for God's mercy while telling action-packed stories.

12Jul 13 Movies—Christ and the Christian #8: The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) and Les Misérables (2012) Posted by: mark Categories: 13 Movies: Christ and the Christian Movies No comments I wrote the Holy Ghost haunts no one like the 20th century English writer. If that’s the case, then it’s a...

Who is Henry Hathaway? Just another journeyman director with a studio salary who made Kiss of Death, Call Northside 777,...
07/13/2026

Who is Henry Hathaway? Just another journeyman director with a studio salary who made Kiss of Death, Call Northside 777, The Sons of Katie Elder, and True Grit.

12Jul The Journeymen—13 Directors #7: Henry Hathaway Posted by: mark Categories: Moviemakers Movies The Journeymen No comments I haven’t seen many of Henry Hathaway’s movies, but I’m including him because he directed one of my favorite noir films ever: Kiss of Death (the 1947 original, not t...

Jesus makes an appearance in an Oliver Stone movie. And it's a good one.
06/27/2026

Jesus makes an appearance in an Oliver Stone movie. And it's a good one.

27Jun 13 Movies—Christ and the Christian #7: World Trade Center Posted by: mark Categories: 13 Movies: Christ and the Christian Moviemakers Movies No comments Oliver Stone is a filmmaker who pours a lot of himself into his movies. Platoon described his experience as an infantry soldier in Vietnam....

The writer-director-cinematographer who brought you Capricorn One, 2010, Outland, and Timecop is one of my favorites.
06/04/2026

The writer-director-cinematographer who brought you Capricorn One, 2010, Outland, and Timecop is one of my favorites.

3Jun The Journeymen—13 Directors #6: Peter Hyams Posted by: mark Categories: Moviemakers Movies The Journeymen No comments One of the reasons serious cinema lovers dismiss “journeyman” filmmakers is they often make fun, widely-seen crowd-pleasers. Rob Reiner, Robert Wise, and Penny Marshall ma...

Once upon a time, movie audiences knew how to laugh. Comedienne-turned-director Marshall made sure there was always some...
05/22/2026

Once upon a time, movie audiences knew how to laugh. Comedienne-turned-director Marshall made sure there was always something serious to grab on to.

21May The Journeymen—13 Directors #5: Penny Marshall Posted by: mark Categories: Moviemakers Movies The Journeymen No comments Gen X nostalgia is at its peak now, and as an Xer myself, let me apologize to all of you Millennials and Zoomers right now. The callbacks, parodies, and reminiscings out t...

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