Across the Universe

Through a glass darkly. Imaging a synthetic era.

Saved! and Jesus Camp

With the success of the Jesus Revolution movie, it is time to bring out the old Boomer Church article.

The Carlos Identity

Bourne miniseries and The Assignment based on life of Carlos the Jackel.

Movies — Page 2

The essays on this page are revised versions of old Second Screenings WordPress reviews and commentaries.

The Artistic-Industrial

Complex

Since their early days movies have been under the control of centralized industries. The huge investments required, the distribution networks, and until the 1960s the censorship, all combined to insure that film stayed under the control of major corporations, and in turn these saw an advantage in staying in step with powerful interests. A second factor, which seems contrary but was syncretistic, is the attraction of artists to the political left and works of cultural destruction. That is where success and money is, because of structure of the commerce of art.

Lutheran But Not Luther

Review of the film Luther.

Wagers and Dares

Oscar and Lucinda and Love Me If You Dare

Who is my neighbor?

Arlington Road, and the deep state murder squads.

About Second Screenings

This replaces an earlier WordPress movie review site Second Screenings, but the old content has not been brought over.