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Internet days
LIKE HARLAN COUNTY U.S.A. (1977) and Roger and Me (1989), Startup.com captures the mood of a particular place and time with near flawlessness, and...
Christian Century, 06/20/01 by Matthew Prins · More from publication -
Unreliable memories
LEONARD (GUY PIERCE) is running, but he can't remember if is he being chased or if he is the chaser. Leonard spits in a drink; just minutes later,...
Christian Century, 06/06/01 by Matthew Prins · More from publication -
Slow boil
IN HONG KONG, Su (Maggie Cheung) and Chow (Tony Leung) meet while moving into adjoining apartments. Su's husband and Chow's wife often travel...
Christian Century, 05/02/01 by Matthew Prins · More from publication -
Brothers' odyssey
JOEL AND ETHAN Coen came up with a strange concept for O Brother Where Art Thou?: they took major elements of Homer's Odyssey and set them in the...
Christian Century, 03/21/01 by Matthew Prins · More from publication -
Flying arts
IT CONTAINS little more than some fanciful martial arts sequences that are more akin to dancing than fighting. But those sequences! The first fight...
Christian Century, 02/21/01 by Matthew Prins · More from publication -
Unusual powers
DIRECTOR M. Night Shyamalan would be at home in the art house circuit, but he's produced two big-budget Hollywood films: The Sixth Sense and now...
Christian Century, 01/17/01 by Matthew Prins · More from publication -
Delusions
DANCER IN THE DARK is the most aesthetically brilliant film of the year, and it contains an unnerving naturalistic performance by Icelandic...
Christian Century, 11/01/00 by Matthew Prins · More from publication -
Animated summer
SUMMER PROVIDES a glut of movies aimed at school-age children. Some excellent films can fit this this category, such as last year's Toy Story 2...
Christian Century, 08/02/00 by Matthew Prins · More from publication -
Sales job
DEPERSONALIZING the buyer is the key to efficient selling. That's not an entirely unexpected theme in a film about three salesmen. What is...
Christian Century, 06/07/00 by Matthew Prins · More from publication -
Two guys and a girl
STARTING A REVIEW with a plot summary is commensurate with saying, "You know, that Shakespeare is almost as good as Jackie Collins." Of course, now...
Christian Century, 05/24/00 by Matthew Prins · More from publication
