By Nate Blake Paul Schrader’s film, about a former military chaplain named Ernst Toller (Ethan Hawke) who becomes politically active after developing a relationship with a radical environmentalist named Michael (Philip Ettinger) and his wife Mary (Amanda Seyfried) is essential viewing. It’s a thought provoking examination of how mainstream religion and environmentalism are often needlessly, … Continue reading Review: “First Reformed”
Month: June 2018
Movies That Get Carded Now: Titanic
By Alex and Nate Blake Nate: We’re back for our first couples review after getting married in May, and for our return we decided to introduce a new series of film reviews in which we look back at films that will be reaching the 21 year milestone. These movies hit theaters so long ago that … Continue reading Movies That Get Carded Now: Titanic
Let the Conner Saga End
By Nate Blake Ever since Roseanne tweeted a racist comment about former Obama advisor Valerie Jarrett and was quickly fired by ABC, speculation has been rampant that the network would try to create some similar yet different version of the show she and Matt Williams created. There are various ways this could be done, and … Continue reading Let the Conner Saga End