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Surprisingly Spiritual Films #2: Elite Squad
Surprisingly Spiritual Films #1: Elite Squad: Badasses Passing Through, First Section By Simon Paul Augustine “When you pass through, no one can pin you down, no one can call you back.” - Yung-An In Rio de Janeiro ghettos are ruled by two things: stunning poverty, and drug lords who offer potential escape from a pervasive life of want. [...] -
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Disturbing Night At The Movies: Part I at Greencine
The introduction and first part of the list of the 25 most disturbing movies of all time at GreenCine. -
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Minds In Progress Part III Horrors
The third section of Minds In Progress: Mental Illness In American Cinema. Horror movies! -
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Minds In Progress Part II Dramas and Docs
Part Two of Minds In Progress: Mental Illness In American Cinema at GreenCine: Dramas and Documentaries. -
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Minds In Progress: Mental Illness In American Cinema
This is the first part of an article I first had published on GreenCine, Minds In Progress: Mental Illness in American Cinema. It is followed by three subsequent sections covering the milieus of: Dramas and Docs, Horrors, and Comedies. It touches films such as One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, I Never Promised You A Rose Garden, Good Will Hunting, Ordinary People, The Exorcist, Coming Apart, The Ruling Class, Harold and Maude, among many others. -
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Truly A Piece of Sh*t: A Review of Fat Girl
A slightly negative review of Catherine Breillat’s film Fat Girl and a funny barrage of commentary. -
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"Cronos" Film Review from 31 Days of Horror
A review of the surreal horror film Cronos for Not Coming To A Theatre Near You’s 31 Days of Horror. -
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"Deathdream" Film Review from 31 Days of Horror
A look at Deathdream, a lost horror film wonder from the mid 70s that serves as a wonderfully apt and creepy Vietnam (and Iraq) war allegory. -
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The Most Spiritually Affecting Buddhist Movies
At GreenCine, a list of some of the most moving Buddhist movies. -
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Most Disturbing Films of the New French Horror
A look at the “New Wave of French Horror” for Greencine back in 2008. The article was cited in Wikipedia – the big time! -
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Writers and Poets In Film
An article for GreenCine about depictions of writers and poets in cinema, from Bukowski to Neruda to Walt and back again. -
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"The Dual Nature of Christ:" History of Jesus in Film
A survey of portrayals of Christ in the movies from Pasolini to The Passion of the Christ written for GreenCine.
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A Catalogue of Film, Poetry, Fiction, Humor and Spirit.
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