Red States vs. Blue States:
The Politically Charged Astro Boy
by S. Randall Toms, Ph.D.
Warning: This review contains spoilers.
I suppose that all films are political to some extent, but I must confess that when I went to see Astro Boy I did not expect to be hammered with such an overt political message. Astro Boy [...]
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The Politically Charged “Astro Boy” – Movie Review
Posted in Movie Reviews, Saved by Cinema on November 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Where the Wild Things Are – Movie Review
Posted in Movie Reviews, Saved by Cinema on November 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If Only I Were King:
A Review of Where the Wild Things Are
by S. Randall Toms, Ph.D.
In 1963 Maurice Sendak wrote and illustrated a 338-word, ten-sentence children’s book, Where the Wild Things Are. It was hailed as a groundbreaking work in children’s literature because it seriously explored a child’s deep feelings of anger, rejection, and [...]
Bright Star – Movie Review
Posted in Movie Reviews, New Release, Poetry, Saved by Cinema on October 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Diving into Poetry:
A Review of Bright Star
by S. Randall Toms, Ph. D.
Since my Ph.D. is in English literature, and John Keats is my favorite poet, I have been anxiously awaiting the release of Bright Star, a film about the romance between Keats and Fanny Brawne. Keats, one of the most famous of the Romantic poets, [...]
Surrogates: Movie Review
Posted in Movie Reviews, New Release, Saved by Cinema, Virtual Reality on October 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Living through Our Machines: A Review of Surrogates
By Rev. S. Randall Toms, Ph.D.
Warning: This review contains spoilers.
What if you could always be young, strong, attractive, and have any experience you wish without the possibility of personal injury? Considering our obsession, particularly in the United States, with health and beauty, most people would jump at the [...]
Stitchpunk Saviors: A Review of “9″
Posted in Movie Reviews, New Release, Saved by Cinema on September 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Stitchpunk Saviors: A Review of Shane Acker’s 9
by Rev. S. Randall Toms, Ph.D.
Warning: This review contains spoilers.
One of the most popular film genres of the last 30 years has been the dystopia, those movies that depict apocalyptic disasters and nightmarish societies of the future. Though religions, politicians, and various philosophies promise that adherence to their [...]
Inglorious Basterds
Posted in Culture, Movie Reviews, Quentin Tarantino, Saved by Cinema on September 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Saved by Cinema:
A Review of Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds
When we watch films or read accounts of the atrocities the Jews suffered at the hands of the Nazis, we are filled with outrage and experience a kind of helplessness, wishing that somehow, someone would have been able to have helped them or prevented the events [...]
The Strait Gate
Posted in Movie Reviews, New Release, Saved by Cinema, The Narrow Road on June 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Movie Review – The Village
Posted in Movie Reviews, Movies on DVD, New Release, Saved by Cinema 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, New Release, Saved by Cinema 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 [...]
