"A Hidden Life" Leadup - "The Thin Red Line"
"A Hidden Life" Leadup - "The Thin Red Line"

In 1973 and 1978, Terrence Malick created two hits in the New Hollywood era: Badlands and Days of Heaven. In both of these films, Malick finds his characters searching for Eden in the midst of the vast American western landscape. Both films follow a man running from his sins. Both films are gorgeously shot with probing voiceover from the perspective of the female collateral in the lives of broken men. Both were critical hits, the latter of which was nominated for 3 Academy Awards (winning one for cinematography). They were two of the most acclaimed films of the 1970s. Then Malick disappeared for 20 years. 

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Mitch Wiley
Honey Boy and Snap Judgments
Honey Boy and Snap Judgments

by Nathan Robertson

Many of us grew up watching Shia LaBeouf. Whether it was as the mischievous son on Even Stevens or the young criminal seeking redemption in Holes, Shia LaBeouf in some capacity touched many of our lives. We grew up on his acting, never stopping to think if that ever gave him the opportunity to grow up himself.

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Nathan Robertson
Parasite and the Overlooked on the Margins
Parasite and the Overlooked on the Margins

By Mitch Wiley

Bong Joon Ho is a South Korean director and one of the best filmmakers of the 21st century. Not one of the best Korean directors, but one of the best directors, period. His films are hard to put into a box, difficult to define, and seem to constantly shift in tone and genre

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Mitch Wiley
November Preview: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
November Preview: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

by Nathan Robertson

Perhaps A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood’s greatest strength is its confidence that it can make you smile. It’s a beautiful ode to a man who spent his life looking to better the lives of others and always showing every person he came in contact with why they’re uniqueness was bigger than their circumstances.

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Nathan Robertson
"A Hidden Life" Leadup - "Badlands"
"A Hidden Life" Leadup - "Badlands"

by Mitch Wiley

For the next couple months, I will be posting about each film by Terrence Malick—one of my favorite American directors—leading up to the late December release of his upcoming film A Hidden Life.

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Mitch Wiley
"Ad Astra" and the Prodigal Father
"Ad Astra" and the Prodigal Father

by Nathan Robertson

The Prodigal Son. It’s a story many of us have heard before. A son who demands his inheritance leaves his father to pursue his lustful passions, and upon coming to ruin returns home to his father who is waiting with open arms and celebration. It’s the picture of what a father should be. Patient and long-suffering, forgiving and merciful, and perhaps most of all, present in the time of greatest need.

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Nathan Robertson