Dark Knight (2008) & More

By nc | September 5, 2017

The Dark Knight (2008). Directed by Christopher Nolan. Starring Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, and Aaron Eckhart. 152 minutes. Rated PG-13. Evil.  We don’t hear much about it these days, at least from pulpits.  Unless, of course, it is some sort of sexual something.  The rest, like greed or idolatry, not so much as a peep. …

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Fargo (1996) – 1

By nc | June 5, 2017

Fargo, Written and Directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, Starring Frances McDormand, William H. Macy, and Steve Buscemi.   98 minutes, Rated R. Jerry Lundegaard (William H. Macy) has had it up to here working under the thumb of his cold, stingy father-in-law, Wade Gustafsan.  For years Jerry has been the lead salesman in the…

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Places in the Heart (1984) – 1

By nc | February 20, 2017

Places in the Heart (1984).  Written and directed by Robert Benton (Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay).  Starring Sally Field (Academy Award for Best Actress). John Malkovich, and Danny Glover.  PG, 111 min. The opening to writer-director Robert Benton’s Places in the Heart is a set up, to be sure, but a most telling and…

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