Okay, so I haven't been blogging. No explanations other than super busy. Moving forward... In the past couple of weeks, I've seen several films that I think give us a pretty good look at the postmodern sensibility in ways that matter. Probably the most haunting and memorable is the Cohen brothers' "No Country for Old …
The Lives of Others
My sister told me this was a film not to miss, and Saturday night, Anjie and I finally sat down to watch The Lives of Others. This gorgeous film is the story of the German Democratic Republic's surveillance of their own citizens in the years before the wall came down. It's 1984 East Berlin, and …
Ponette
The house was quiet, the work of the week was done, and Sabbath lay just ahead. After days of beautiful, hot weather, outdoors turned blustery, rain occasionally beating on the south-facing window of my office. I wandered downstairs, wondering when I might get started on a much needed work-out regimen to get a little extra …
Ratatouille
I try to pay attention when I see Pixar films. It's impossible, of course, because they always manage to nab me, suck me right out of the analytical part of my head and throw me down the rabbit hole of sheer story and heart. Here I am halfway through the film, thoroughly enjoying the ride, …
Casino Royale and Sensibility
Sunday night, I finally got a look at the new James Bond. Having never been a huge Bond fan, I didn't have much of a stake in watching it, but the DVD was sitting there on the coffee table, and I thought I needed a break, so I threw it in the player and sat …
JEFF BERRYMAN 