Forks Over Knives
2011.90 Minutes. Rated PG. “Let your food be your medicine, and your medicine be your food.” Forks Over Knives follows the traditions of other food documentaries, such as Food Inc., and Super Size me. The latest proclamation comes as a case for veganism, or as the presenters put it, a “whole grain, plant-based diet.” The evidence is simple and follows the work of Dr. T. Colin Campbell, a nutritional scientist...
It’s A Wonderful Life
1946.130 minutes. Not Rated Quote:“Why don’t you kiss her instead of talking her to death?” I watched It’s a Wonderful Life again recently (it is the holidays) and I was reflecting on the complexities of life, and man’s general inability to really follow the path of true desire. It’s a Wonderful Life is a philosophical exegesis on the biting questions in man’s life, and a tale of which path to follow. Perhaps it is...
Lone Survivor
2013.121 Minutes. Rated R. “There is a thorn inside of us, a drive, to push yourself farther than anyone could think possible.” Marcus Luttrell’s story, directed by Peter Berg, recounts the failed June 28, 2005 mission “Operation Red Wings,” which tasked four (4) members of SEAL Team 10 to identify and ultimately kill Taliban leader Ahmad Shah. I have not yet read Luttrell’s account of the events...
Lincoln
2012.150 minutes. Rated PG-13. “Do you think we choose the times into which we are born? Or do we fit the times we are born into?” It is only appropriate that I waited to see such a bold and thoughtful film; a film that constructs one of the most complex historical figures in the annals of American politics. I saw Lincoln on New Year’s Eve, against the backdrop of the dysfunction of our current day Congress as they had, until then,...
Lawrence of Arabia
1962.216 Minutes. “He was the most extraordinary man I ever knew.” No doubt the history of the movie and the acting of Peter O’Toole speak for themselves in the annals of filmmaking. I revisited the film for my interest in the Middle East and because every once in a while I just have a craving to watch an old flick. I was perhaps not as impressed as I was a few years ago when I first viewed the movie. I should say that I...
