Noah
Directed By: Darren Aronofsky
Starring: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Ray Winstone, Emma Watson, Logan Lerman, Douglas Booth, and Anthony Hopkins
In my reviews of Lars von Trier's Nymphomaniac films, I wrote at length about how more socially conservative moviegoers bashed the film without having seen it. In the case of Darren Aronofsky's Noah, the studio enabled this portion of the moviegoing public to take some shots at the movie long before it arrived in theaters. Holding test scree... Continue reading ...
Son of God
Directed By: Christopher Spencer
Starring: Diogo Morgado, Roma Downey, and Darwin Shaw
2014 might just be the year of the biblical movie. Hollywood is taking us to church in the coming weeks and months. Several weeks from now, Darren Aronofsky's Noah will be storming into theaters and bringing on the floodwaters. Later in the year, Moses will be telling Pharaoh to let his people go all over again and leading them to the Promised Land in Ridley Scott's Exodus. Before we get ahead o... Continue reading ...
