Category Archives: Film

Inglourious Basterds: A Review

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Jim Spiegel

Since his landmark 1993 film Pulp Fiction, Quentin Tarantino has been rightly heralded as one of the finest film directors of our time.  The films he has made since, including Jackie Brown, Kill Bill, and Death Proof, have been consistently … Continue reading →

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Conversations with Your Celestial Shoulder Buddy

Posted on October 8, 2009 by Amy Spiegel

If you have read our blog much, you know that I am a film lover. As such, I have had more than one opportunity to ponder the question, When is graphic content of a film necessary for the story and … Continue reading →

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Snapshots

Posted on September 2, 2009 by Amy Spiegel

Brief comments on film by Amy. Some old, some new.  Domestic films and foreign too. Sunshine Cleaning — I was expecting a bit more having been a big fan of Amy Adams since the days of Junebug (though I must … Continue reading →

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Living in the Twilight

Posted on July 24, 2009 by Amy Spiegel

The DVD selection at our small local library isn’t what you’d call expansive and leans more to the popular than the classic. A few nights back, I was heading home to face a mountain of laundry screaming for my attention … Continue reading →

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Snapshots

Posted on July 16, 2009 by Amy Spiegel

Brief comments on film by Amy. Some old, some new.  Domestic films and foreign too. Gran Torino — I can’t remember the last time I saw a film I liked as much as I like Gran Torino which was surprising … Continue reading →

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Snapshots

Posted on June 10, 2009 by Amy Spiegel

Brief comments on film by Amy. Some old, some new.  Domestic films and foreign too. Up — You know a movie is good when you can pay an obscene sum for admission, including a ridiculous additional charge for equally ridiculous-looking … Continue reading →

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E.T., Oz, and the Gospel

Posted on May 26, 2009 by Jim Spiegel

Recently I watched the film E.T. with our kids.  It was the first time I’d seen the film in more than 25 years, and needless to say, my viewing experience was vastly different from that of my college days in … Continue reading →

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Snapshots

Posted on April 22, 2009 by Amy Spiegel

Brief comments on film by Amy. Some old, some new.  Domestic films and foreign too. Changeling — Recently, I concluded that there is an inversely proportional relationship between the amount of hype that Hollywood gives a film and that film’s actual … Continue reading →

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Over My Dead Body–A Film for the Ages

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Jim Spiegel

Before seeing Slumdog Millionaire last month, Amy and I had begun to despair over whether we would ever be inspired by the silver screen again.  Well, now it has happened again, this time in the form of Over My Dead … Continue reading →

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Snapshots

Posted on March 10, 2009 by Amy Spiegel

Brief comments on film by Amy. Some old, some new.  Domestic films and foreign too. Perhaps it has been the effects of the lingering winter, but of late I fear my taste in film viewing has tended more toward entertainment … Continue reading →

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