Chad Hartigan First impressions of The Threesome Chad Hartigan's fourth feature finds him once again dodging genre conventions and finding something singular, as he plants intriguing characters in messy situations and chooses grace over ruin.
Journal Entry This Is Chad Hartigan: a conversation with the director of "Little Fish" In this episode of the Looking Closer podcast, filmmaker Chad Hartigan talks about his new sci-fi love story "Little Fish," its focus on the power of memory, and what it was like to make a pandemic-focused movie just in time for a real pandemic.
Museum Hours What a Chipotle Commercial Has In Common With My Two Favorite Films of the Year (So Far) Today, at Christianity Today, I have the privilege of sharing about the two movies that have moved, inspired, and impressed me most this year so far... along with a few comments about, of all things, a Chipotle commercial.
This is Martin Bonner A Film About Reno Without Casinos? A Film About Faith Without Preaching? So many things make Chad Hartigan's film "This is Martin Bonner" remarkable. In my interview with this impressive young director, I focused on only a couple of things that set his sophomore effort apart from other recent films.
This is Martin Bonner This is Martin Bonner (2013): (Previously: "Biggest Surprise of This Moviegoer's Year So Far) I've reworked my top 10 of 2013 so far, and "This is Martin Bonner" is currently sitting at #1. This isn't just a movie that treats faith with profound sensitivity. It's a film that is beautifully crafted. And it features my favorite performance of the year so far.
