Category Archives: Films

Trek vs Wars

Posted on Wednesday 14 May 2014 by Mark R. Kelly

A long Facebook post by David Gerrold a few days ago captures my own feelings about Star Trek vs Star Wars, and since I can’t figure out how to link it, I’ll quote it below, and hope he doesn’t mind. … Continue reading →

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A Telescope Is a Time Machine

Posted on Thursday 3 April 2014 by Mark R. Kelly

I like to think that the vast mysteries of the cosmos flabbergast (or offend) so many people just because they have never thought about anything outside the parameters of their own experience, or at best, beyond the scope of the … Continue reading →

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Noah and the Advance of Civilization

Posted on Tuesday 1 April 2014 by Mark R. Kelly

I haven’t seen Noah and am not particularly inclined to, but I was struck by an essay by David Plotz in Slate, Noah’s Environmental Views Are a Disaster. In the film’s worldview, according to Plotz, the corruption mankind brings across … Continue reading →

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From Bible Stories to Science Fiction

Posted on Saturday 8 March 2014 by Mark R. Kelly

Following up Thursday’s post, San Francisco Chronicle’s Mark Morford (via Alternet) explains the motivations behind the latest Christian movie, Son of God. There is tremendous money to be made endlessly reinforcing what the masses have already been told to believe, … Continue reading →

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Frozen and its supposed Gay Agenda

Posted on Sunday 2 March 2014 by Mark R. Kelly

We went to see Frozen today, the Disney animated movie, because Miyazaki’s The Wind Rises wasn’t playing anywhere quite near or convenient enough for today’s schedule, and because Frozen is apparently the favorite for the Oscar this evening… and, thirdly, … Continue reading →

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Nebraska

Posted on Sunday 2 February 2014 by Mark R. Kelly

[Reposted from Facebook, Saturday 1 Feb 14] We just saw Nebraska this evening, finally, compelled by its Oscar nominations — a lovely film, better and more interesting and more moving than I expected. You might think from the previews that … Continue reading →

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Review of Dallas Buyers Clubs

Posted on Monday 20 January 2014 by Mark R. Kelly

[Reposted from Facebook] OK, so we finally saw Dallas Buyers Club, now that two of its actors, Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto, are not only nominated for Oscars but are favored to win. We saw the preview for this film … Continue reading →

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Her

Posted on Monday 6 January 2014 by Mark R. Kelly

I am of mixed minds about HER, the Spike Jones written and directed film, set in a near-future Los Angeles, about a dweeb (Joaquin Phoenix) who falls in love with the new artificially intelligent operating system (installed on his home … Continue reading →

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12 Years a Slave

Posted on Monday 21 October 2013 by Mark R. Kelly

Saw 12 YEARS A SLAVE on Sunday, a gripping, brilliantly directed and acted film that is at times difficult to watch – but not because you don’t think it’s telling you the truth. It’s about a free black man kidnapped … Continue reading →

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