Sonic Cinema

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For the first time since 2017, I have watched Martin Scorsese’s trilogy on faith- “The Last Temptation of Christ”, “Kundun” and “Silence” in its entirety. That it happened to be spread out through Holy Week- with “Last Temptation” on Palm Sunday, “Kundun” on Good Friday and “Silence” on Easter- was a coincidence, but that made each viewing experience all the more meaningful. Watching these three films, interconnected by themes and […]

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I’ll admit, spending the better part of two weeks at Atlanta’s Plaza Theatre last year for the Atlanta Film Festival has made me appreciate its value more. I don’t frequent it as much as I should, for a variety of reasons, but it is an iconic part of Atlanta’s film industry, and one I feel more grateful for than ever. I believe I first went to the Plaza when I […]

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Sonic Cinema Podcast

One of the movies that stood out for me at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival was the Danish horror movie, “Speak No Evil.” As you’ll hear, though, I had a difficult time trying to figure out how best to discuss it for review. So, what I decided to do is give you my spoken thoughts on the movie- which will be well worth checking out when it comes to Shudder […]

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In 2020, Sonic Cinema Podcast alum Marv Dickey was ramping up to start his own podcast, looking at obscure movies from the 1990s. I joined him in a discussion of Steven Soderbergh’s “Kafka”, which has long been a favorite of mine from the director. The podcast never materialized, but Marv has given me permission to share the discussion here. I thought it would be a good way to begin the […]

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