Why Narnia fans should give the Dawn Treader movie a second chance
Okay — my “revised” review of the Voyage of the Dawn Treader movie has been published at the Huffington Post. Hint: I compare the book and movie versions to two of the gospels. Check it out: Spiritual...
View ArticleTwo Movie Trailers to Check Out…
Here are trailers for two movies concerning monasticism in our time: The first one, Of Gods and Men is a French film that will be released in American theaters this February. The second one, Mysteries...
View ArticleOf Gods and Men: Of Martyrs for Life
Of Gods and Men, the award-winning French film about Cistercian monks who lived at the Monastery of Tibhirine in Algeria and who were killed in 1996 during the Algerian civil war, will begin showing in...
View ArticleGeneral Orders No. 9
This past Saturday Fran, Rhiannon and I went to see General Orders No. 9, a new movie that was screening at Georgia State University’s Cinefeste Film Theater. We first learned about the movie because...
View ArticleThe Holy Land from the air
Here’s a little something for your Saturday morning viewing pleasure. This is a seven minute preview of an iMax movie currently in production about Jerusalem and its role as a holy city for the three...
View ArticleAtlas and Aurora
Over the past weekend, stunned and saddened like everyone else over the violence in Colorado, I took time to watch the movie Of Gods and Men for the third time. This was in preparation for an upcoming...
View ArticleDreaming the Tiger
My family and I went to see Life of Pi last night. I have not (yet) read the book, but Gareth Higgins (who knows a lot more about movies than I do) says it’s one of the best novel adaptations he’s ever...
View ArticleNine reasons why I enjoyed “The Hobbit”
I took the day off today, and caught the morning showing of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey at my local theater (where you can get in for five bucks at shows before 11 AM). I’ve been nervous about...
View ArticleTalking about Silence: An Interview with Patrick Shen
Indie filmmaker Patrick Shen has made several award-winning documentaries, including Flight From Death (2003), a look at the human longing for immortality, and La Source (2012), an inspiring tale of an...
View ArticleSanctity and Struggle, or, Why Saints Have Chaotic Inner Lives (Hint: It’s...
An editor at Patheos recently pointed me to the following trailer, and suggested I blog some thoughts in response to it. Well, aside from being very interested in seeing the film, it makes me ponder...
View ArticleIn Pursuit of Silence: A Quiet Movie with Much to Say
“Silence is where we speak something deeper than our words…” “Silence returns us to what is real.” These are two of many jewels of insight spoken over the course of In Pursuit of Silence, a luminous...
View ArticleAndrew Garfield and Stephen Colbert talk about Silence, Jesuits and Humility…
Are you as eager to see Martin Scorsese’s film adaptation of Shusako Endo’s Silence as I am? Not sure when I’ll get to see it, but hopefully soon! In the meantime, check out this fascinating interview...
View ArticleIf You Could Capture Contemplation on a DVD, It Might Be a Lot Like This…
One of my favorite movies is finally becoming available on blu-ray and DVD: In Pursuit of Silence. If you have been following this blog for a while, you know that I’m in love with this film. If you’re...
View ArticleAtlas and Aurora: Of Gods and Men, Movies and Violence
As our nation reeled in shock and dismay after the mass killings at the premiere of The Dark Night Rises last week, I was preparing for a retreat I will be co-leading with a monk this coming weekend....
View ArticleMr. Rogers, American Animals, and Being Special: A Contemplative Perspective...
A few months ago my wife and I jumped on the MoviePass bandwagon. We don’t spend every night at the movies — but we are getting out on average about once a week, which is more often than we used to go...
View ArticleDay of a Stranger: Forthcoming Movie Reveals a Hidden Side of Thomas Merton
Here’s a trailer for a forthcoming short film about Thomas Merton and the hermitage he lived in at the end of his life. Take a few moments and watch this. It’s a treat. And be sure to watch it to the...
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