Filmmaker Terrence Malick’s most recent release, A Hidden Life, takes place in St. Radegund, a rural Austrian municipality of approximately … Read More ““A Hidden Life”: A Portrait of Non-Violent Action in an Era of Suffering and Spiritual Silence”
Just under a decade ago, I went through a The History Boys phase (both the play and film)—perhaps due to … Read More “Wry and Kind Piety: Revisiting Donald Scripps in “The History Boys””
What does it mean to be a follower of the Buddha’s path? The Enlightened One was, after all, the Prime … Read More “Buddhist Media: Jesco Puluj’s Search for Paths Less Travelled”
Last night I watched Wind River, director Taylor Sheridan’s intense film about the disappearance and murder of a Native American … Read More “When Nature Devours Civilization”
In the Mood for Love did for Hong Kong what La Dolce Vita did for Rome. Just as the Trevi … Read More “Refusing to See Reality in “In the Mood for Love””
Roman Holiday is one of my favourite movies, not only because it’s a moving comedic romance (one of the few … Read More “The Noble Reporter: Lessons about Right Speech and Media from “Roman Holiday””
I never bought the argument that sacred stories, figures, and themes should not be brought to pop culture media like … Read More “Pop Culture: The Case for A Greater Buddhist Presence”
I have mixed feelings about films that have an overtly religious element, especially when the religion plays a central role … Read More “Shaolin (2011): A Guilty Pleasure”
When work on the film 2046 began before 2004, Hong Kong film star Tony Leung lobbied hard for director Wong … Read More “Identity in “In the Mood for Love” and “2046””
It’s a classic moment in film, one of quite a few from Federico Fellini’s black and white cinematic masterpiece. The … Read More “What was Possible, and What is no Longer: A Buddhist Dimension in La Dolce Vita”
