Doomsday

Glorious Appearing reads like it was written by a military reject who overdosed on Sunday television sermons and Wikipedia—full of descriptions of blood and battle with a touch of evangelical fervor and a hint of middle-school computer nerd-ism. It lacked depth, emotion and loses all entertainment value when you realize that, since the armies of […]

Though not pronouncedly apocalyptic in nature, Darren Aronofsky’s film, The Fountain, focuses on collective death, in contrast to eternal (personal) life. Over the course of two lifetimes, Tommy fails to sacrifice his own ego (borders/I/self) for his loved one Izzi. In Tommy’s third and last “life,” he must choose between eternal life or letting his […]

The Duck and Cover film, though intended to be educational, was confusing.  Who were they (the Federal Civil Defense Administration and the Safety Commission of the National Education Association)  trying to fool?  The kids?  The adults, or “grown-ups” rather? From the wiki article: “Acting on the human body, the shock waves cause pressure waves through […]