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Miyazaki and Lewis: Chihiro in the Garden

How The Magician's Nephew paves the way for Miyazaki to test his heroine's character.

Articles

Miyazaki and Lewis: Chihiro in the Garden

How The Magician's Nephew paves the way for Miyazaki to test his heroine's character.

Jun 23•Timothy House

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The Subconscious Maze of the Backrooms

On the dangers of shame and excessive self-reflection.

Jun 16•Dustin Stephens

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Seeking the Divine in Close Encounters of the Third Kind

“You must leave everything you have to follow me.”

Jun 9•Christian Jessup

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Separation and the Sea: A Comparison Between Cast Away and All Is Lost

Ultimately, these two films are saying opposite things.

Jun 9

Reviews

Bumblebee

Travis Knight's action figure blockbuster is a tug-of-war between two different movies.

Jun 9•Timothy Lawrence

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

More than the previous films in the franchise, The Last Crusade is an exploration of what makes a film transcendent.

May 26

Where's That Olde Time Religion? The Force Awakens

I don’t know there’s a director in Hollywood who is sufficiently religious to make a film about the Force Awakening.

May 12

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Abrams cannot contain his overflowing ideas, emotions, and longings.

May 12•Timothy Lawrence