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Tue, May 02, 2006

The Passion of the Christ

Of Passions Medieval and Modern

The critics lashed Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ two years ago with a frenzy surpassed only by popular enthusiasm for the film. The reasons for the gap go deep—right to the film’s roots in medieval religious art.

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Sat, Mar 11, 2006

BloodViolet

Perfect Evolution (and the Buried Soul)

What this year's four vampire-hybrid films have in common is an overcoming of our oldest fear.

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Sun, Mar 05, 2006

Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

Adolf Did

Or, Schindler's List in Slapstick

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Mon, Feb 27, 2006

The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Fear of a Vegan World

It's just not natural . . .

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Fri, Jan 20, 2006

Nietzsche and the Meaning of Noir

Movies and the ‘Death of God’

Mark Conard looks at definitions and the meaning of Film Noir in this excerpt from The Philosophy of Film Noir. A Metaphilm exclusive.

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Mon, Jan 16, 2006

Cube

No Exit—at least for most

Sometimes thinking too much is counterproductive.

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Wed, Jan 04, 2006

Casablanca

An introduction

Notes on what comprises a truly great movie

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Sun, Dec 04, 2005

Jurassic Park

The Gates of Jurassic Park

A spectacular critique or a mere spectacle?

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