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Max

Max

Directecd by: Boaz Yakin In one of my favorite films, The Shawshank Redemption, there is a scene in which ...
Extending Boredom

Extending Boredom

Cox, Adam J. "The Case for Boredom" The New Atlantis (Spring 2010) Three cheers for having nothing to do and ...
Merrily We Roll Along

Merrily We Roll Along

Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life By: William Deresiewicz ...
Parasite

Parasite

Directed by: Bong Joon Ho Parasite is the most surprising nominee of the nine contenders for Best Picture, ...
Paul: A Biography

Paul: A Biography

By: N.T. Wright (New York: Harper Collins, 2018) Biography writing is a fascinating study in itself. Sometimes ...
The Master

The Master

Directed by: Paul Thomas Anderson The “R” rating of The Master is well-deserved. Filled with the sexual ...
Take Shelter

Take Shelter

Directed by: Jeff Nichols Take Shelter may have been the best movie to be entirely snubbed in the awards ...
Truth

Truth

Directed by: James Vanderbilt Truth is the story of the scandal involving CBS news reporting it had ...
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Directed by: J.J. Abrams The wait is over. Star Wars is back. After less than a month in theaters (I’m ...
The Power of the Word

The Power of the Word

The Rise of Liberal Religion: Book Culture and American Spirituality in the 20th Century By: Matthew Hedstrom ...
In the Heart of the Sea

In the Heart of the Sea

Directed by: Ron Howard In the Heart of the Sea got a lukewarm response both from the critics and at the ...
The Odyssey

The Odyssey

By: Homer, trans. Robert Fagles (London: Viking Penguin, 1996) Summary: Over 2,700 years ago Homer ...
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