Preached on January 18, 2009, by the Rev. Dr. S. Randall Toms
At St. Paul’s Reformed Episcopal Church, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is [...]
Archive for the ‘Movie Reviews’ Category
The Strait Gate
Posted in Movie Reviews, The Narrow Road on June 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Movie Review – The Village
Posted in Movie Reviews on June 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Another Failed Utopia
A Review of M. Night Shyamalan’s “The Village” by S. Randall Toms
Warning: This review contains “spoilers,” so you may want to watch the movie before you read this review.
When one watches a movie by M. Night Shyamalan, one expects an incredibly surprising twist at the end, such as the conclusion of one of his [...]
Movie Review – Vanity Fair
Posted in Movie Reviews on June 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Shut Up the Box and the Puppets
A Review of Mira Nair’s Film, Vanity Fair
Some people like to read the book before they see the movie, but I prefer the opposite. After I’ve read a book, especially a masterpiece such as William Thackeray’s 1848 novel, Vanity Fair, I always have the feeling that everything in the [...]
Movie Review – Spiderman
Posted in Movie Reviews on June 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Spiderman and Self-Denial
A Review by S. Randall Toms, Ph. D.
In both the original and the sequel, the Spiderman films deal with the consequences of selfishness and the rewards and hardships of self-denial. In the first Spiderman, Peter Parker is a typical teen-ager who wants to impress the beautiful girl. When he finds that he has [...]
Movie Review – Hero
Posted in Movie Reviews on June 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Is the Sword the Only Answer?
A Review of Zhang Yimou’s Hero
by S. Randall Toms
This film is rated PG-13 for violence and a scene of sensuality.
Hero is one of the most visually stunning films I have seen in quite a while. The cinematography, with its changing color schemes, incredible Chinese landscapes, cast of thousands, and [...]
Movie Review – Garden State
Posted in Movie Reviews on May 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Screaming at the Abyss: A Review of “Garden State”
This film is rated R for language, nudity, sexual content, and crude sexual humor.
Since Garden State has been compared by some to The Graduate, I felt as though I must see it. It is always a dangerous thing to compare a new movie to a film that [...]
Movie Reviews – Introduction
Posted in Movie Reviews on May 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Maybe an Episcopalian priest shouldn’t enjoy the movies so much, but let’s face it–I do. On one level, I love movies just because they are entertaining, and I derive a great deal of pleasure from watching them. On another level, I look at movies at the most important vehicle in our time for the conveying [...]
