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Brooklyn

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Brooklyn (2015)

When I look at the eight films nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards, one title lunges at me like a mama grizzly attacking my cynical Oscar assumptions. Sure, you've got the Brave and Important Movies About Important Social Justice Issues Starring Several White Celebrities (Spotlight and
28 Feb 2016 4 min read
On Movies & Media

A Martian, Mad Max, and a Mortgage Loan walk into a bar...

Mad Max: Fury Road. Spotlight. Room. The Revenant. Brooklyn. Bridge of Spies. The Martian. The Big Short. At The Kindlings Muse, a live podcast event at Hales Brewery and Pub, I talked with Seattle Pacific University's own Dr. Jeff Keuss, Jennie Spohr, and Anna Miller about the eight
23 Feb 2016
On Movies & Media

2015's best films for a church basement film club?

If you were starting a "Looking Closer Movie Club" in your church basement, inviting adventurous viewers from your congregation, which films might be best to consider sharing with them? Discover the 2015 Arts and Faith Ecumenical Jury Awards.
12 Jan 2016 1 min read
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