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Austen in Translation

Pride and Prejudice: Fidelity to What?
by Paul Marchbanks

Becoming Jane: Blaspheming Jane
by Courtney Vien

Pride and Prejudice: Bits and Pieces
by Amy Bardwell

 

Batman Begins (2005)

Once Upon a "Kapow"
by Ben Thole

High Expectations
by Brian Jobe

Another Miracle Maker
by Paul Marchbanks

 

Batman Begins: Round Two (2005)

An Interesting Idea Buried in a Mediocre Movie
by Kevin O'Donovan

Batman is Boring
by Courtney Vien

Deep Themes and Loads of Fun
by Rhett Davis

 

Capote (2005)

A Portrait of the Artist as an Experienced Parasite
by Paul Marchbanks

Research Gone Awry
by Kevin O'Donovan

Transformations
by Julie Fann

 

Closer (2004)

A Short, Shared Response
by Tracey and Paul Marchbanks

Lust at First Sight
by Beth Dozier

Closer to What?
by Rebecca Stevenson

 

Crash (2005)

Let's Not Talk About Race
by Kevin O'Donovan

Everything Matters
by Jessica Roseberry

A Useful Mirror
by A. Jarrod Jenkins

Crash Into Me
by Steven Nicholson

 

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

Infarction Junction
by Gayle Thomas

Disposable Affections
by Paul Marchbanks

Talking Back to Science
by Kevin O'Donovan

 

Harry Potter Meets Celluloid

HP1: Bravery and Friendship
by Tracey Marchbanks

HP2: Too Close for Comfort
by Amy Rambow

HP3: The Movie, The Series, The Sickness
by Gayle Thomas

HP4: Wicked
by Paul Marchbanks

 

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

HP5: Covering the Bases, and a Bit More
by Gayle Thomas

HP5: Dark and Brilliant
by Courtney Vien

HP5: Connecting the Dots
by Paul Marchbanks

 

Hotel Rwanda (2004)

Two Halves Make a Deep, Deep Hole
by Paul Marchbanks

Is Nationalism Satan's Ideology?
by Kevin O'Donovan

Don't Kid Yourself
by Gayle Thomas

 

Little Miss Sunshine

The Curious Morality of Dysfunction
by Gabe Sealey-Morris

Family as Idolatry
by Kevin O'Donovan

The Timing of Truth Telling
by Paul Marchbanks

 

Magnolia (1999)

Already Outdated?
by Kevin O'Donovan

A Postmodern Opera in Three Acts
by Nat Stine

Love, Forgiveness, and Redemption
by Dan Rhodes

 

Maria, Full of Grace (2004)

Everything's Coming Up Roses
by Carrie Sealey

A Film by Any Other Name
by Paul Marchbanks

Free Trade Now!
by Kevin O'Donovan

 

Mean Creek (2004)

Can We Be Forgiven?
by Bill Stevenson

Cheek Turnin'
by Paul Marchbanks

The Fragmented Self
by Kevin O'Donovan

 

Mission Impossible III (2006)

The Quickening
by Mike Sullivan

Plausible Impossibilities
by Paul Marchbanks

Three Formulaic Films, Three Different Results
by Kevin O'Donovan

 

Munich (2005)

Body and Soul
by Rebecca Stevenson

All Too Human
by Paul Marchbanks

Steven Spielberg - Pacifist?
by Kevin O'Donovan

 

Napoleon Dynamite (2004)

Idiot Mine
by Paul Marchbanks

Humanity Unbound
by Kevin O'Donovan

 

Pumpkin (2002)

Mocking the Disabled
by Kirtan Patel

Raising One's Consciousness, Sorority Style
by Kevin O'Donovan

"This Is All B.S.!"
by Alex Slater

 

Saved! (2004)

Unexpected Humility, the Antidote
by Gayle Thomas

Saved!, but Not Stirred
by Paul Marchbanks

Familiar, But Incomplete
by Rebecca Stevenson

The Triumph of Formula
by Courtney Vien

Save Us: The Search for Generous Dialogue
Tim Conder

Christianity Without Christians?
by Kevin O'Donovan

 

Sling Blade (1996)

A Loveable Killer
by Laurie DeGraw

Handicaps Make a Better Man
by Meredith Turner

Every Man Has a Place
by Ash Barnes

 

Spider (2002)

Murderous Lunatic, or Harmless Victim?
by Nathan Davis

Mental Illness and Negative Stereotypes
by Nian "Leo" Chen

Tangled Webs
by Paul Marchbanks

 

Superman Returns (2006)

Why the World Needs a Superman
by Bo Caudill

Save You, Save Me
by Amy Rambow

Flying, but Not Soaring
by Mike Sullivan

An Immoral Hero
by A. Jarrod Jenkins

Salvation in Tights
by Paul Marchbanks

 

Syriana (2005)

Terrible Beauty
by Courtney Vien

The Politics of Devotion
by Paul Marchbanks

Just One Thing Missing
by Kevin O'Donovan

Painfully Plausible
by Rhett Davis

 

The Bourne Trilogy

The Bourne Identity: Iron Sharpens Iron
by Paul Marchbanks

The Bourne Supremacy: Good Spies, Bad Spies, Amoral Spies
by Kevin O'Donovan

The Bourne Ultimatum: Nausea and the Ethics of Cinematic Violence
by Paul Marchbanks

 

The Da Vinci Code (2006)

A Non-Review
by Kevin O'Donovan

Paths and Puzzles
by Paul Marchbanks

A Book Review in Three Parts
by Russell Taylor

 

The Interpreter (2005)

Interpreting Real Life
by Steven Nicholson

On Secrecy
by Kevin O'Donovan

"Oh, the State of Our World!"
by Brian Jobe

 

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (2005)

Absolute Cold, Redemptive Heat
by Rebecca Stevenson

The Essence of Susan
by Tracey Marchbanks

Conversions of Imagination
by Gayle Thomas

Child-Like Tears
by Paul Marchbanks

 

The Village (2004)

The Scourge of "Community"
by Kevin O'Donovan

Intentional Community, Vital Lives
by Paul Marchbanks

Don't Be Frightened
by Rebecca Stevenson

A New Kind of Vision
by Paul Marchbanks

 

Unbreakable (2000)

Fantasy Is Reality
by Paul Marchbanks

Pocket Full of Dihydrogen Monoxide
by Courtney Vien

Ironically Mediocre
by Kevin O'Donovan

 

V for Vendetta (2006)

Inevitable Democracy? (NEW)
by Kevin O'Donovan

Mohammed and Me . . . and Masks
by Paul Marchbanks

Ideas Are Bulletproof
by Daniel Acker

A Beautiful Way to Die?
by Courtney Vien

SubVersive Vindication
by Mike Sullivan

 

War of the Worlds (2005)

It's the End of the World as We Know It
by Courtney Vien

Excrement
by Kevin O'Donovan

A Taste of Fear
by Paul Marchbanks

Mesmerizing Bleakness
by Rhett Davis