Tag Archives: narrative

“If you don’t tell me what happened to Walt, none of it will have mattered.”

Posted on May 22, 2010 by

Check out Mike Hale’s infuriating commentary on Lost (2004-10) in the New York Times.  It’s fine that Hale doesn’t like Lost very much — that’s his prerogative as TV critic — but the reasons he gives for disliking the show suggest … Continue reading →

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“Some labels are best left in the closet.”

Posted on July 2, 2008 by

This week my wife dragged me to see Sex and the City (King, 2008). I don’t have much to say about the movie itself. But I do want to comment on a recurring criticism of the movie. Many reviews complained … Continue reading →

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“Without our traditions, our lives would be as shaky as a fiddler on the roof.”

Posted on June 25, 2008 by

In yesterday’s post I wrote about the two approaches to Scripture at work in the current controversies within the Anglican Communion. Today I want to look at two concepts of Tradition. The importance of Tradition is beautifully captured by the … Continue reading →

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“We all need mirrors to remind ourselves who we are.”

Posted on May 21, 2008 by

In recent posts, I’ve been exploring films that generate in their views a kind of self-deception. Today, I want to discuss a film that doesn’t necessary trick us in this way, but rather explicitly addresses the issue of self-deception: Christopher … Continue reading →

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Another blog?

Posted on May 15, 2008 by

I know there are a lot of blogs already out there on faith and film or film and philosophy — there are even some blogs that already combine all three. (I have linked to some of them on my blogroll. … Continue reading →

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