Movie reviews

Before Night Falls (2000)
“Homosexual unions are totally lacking in the conjugal dimension, which represents the human and ordered form of sexuality….As experience has shown, the absence of sexual

The Adjuster (1991)
“I wanted to make a film about believable people doing believable things in unbelievable ways.”—Atom Egoyan I usually take notes on films I review. I

Door to Door (2002)
“Welcome! Come on in. Allow me to greet you and tell you a little about myself. As you probably know, I have cerebral palsy. The

My Name is Nobody (1973)
Hanuman [the monkey-king] closed his eyes and put his hands in his lap. “This tale is full of peril and safety,” he began. “it will

Amélie (2001)
It’s all about garden gnomes, really. Are they or are they not lethal weapons? How you answer this question could reveal a lot about you.

Latcho Drom (1993)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mwx0X4tAXn4&t=28s The sword of anxiety cuts into our skin God have mercy—deliver us from our trials. –from a gypsy song Until I was

The Pirate (1948)
Serafin (Gene Kelly): Aren’t you interested in love? Manuela (Judy Garland): No! I told you I was going to be married. Before going into detail

Princess Mononoke (1997)
“For me, the truth of life is that nothing is either black or white; there is good and evil inherent in everything, and I think

Wit (2001)
“People die in character.” – Elizabeth Kübler-Ross “Now is not the time for verbal swordplay. Now’s the time for simplicity. Now is the time for,

The Hanging Garden (1997)
Violet: Is I the [ Big City] scary? Sweet William: Not as scary as staying here. First, a very short quiz. A Canadian movie called

The Pledge (2001)
“When a good child dies, an angel comes down from heaven and takes the dead child in his arms; then the angel spreads out his

The African Queen (1951)
Rose: Could you make a torpedo? Charlie: How ‘s that, Miss? Rose: Could you make a torpedo? Charlie: A torpedo?…You don’t really know what you’re