Created and starring Alex and Tyler Mifflin, The Water Brothers return with another season that leans into the truths about water and the way that we sabotage our environment’s health. As they explore all corners of the environment, the duo focus on our relationship to water, investigating the problems of our eco-system and what we can do to…
Set against the waters of the North Atlantic, Last of the Right Whales shines a light on the rapidly decreasing numbers of the Right Whales. Dying at a rate of 24 per year at the hands of ships and fishing gear, these gentle giants are on the brink of extinction and require immediate attention. As their migration…
?There it is. Take it.? (William Mulholland, opening the gates to the Los Angeles Aqueduct, 1913) Water is a big deal here in California. It is not just about the presence or lack of rain (although that is important). For over 100 years, huge amounts of water have been diverted from the Central Valley and…
Does a nearly forty year old documentary still hold relevance? A newly restored HD version of Dark Circle is streaming on various outlets. The film, directed by Christopher Beaver, Judy Irving, and Ruth Landry, was shortlisted for Oscar consideration in 1983 and won an Emmy in 1989, when it finally made it to PBS as…
Pastor Toller?s spiritual anguish, I think, is an exaggeration of a malaise that afflicts much of the church and society. It is not a lack of faith (either for Toller or the church at large). We become so overwhelmed by the griefs and pains of life that we feel paralyzed to address the deep needs of the world around us.
Written and directed by the legendary Paul Schrader (Taxi Driver, The Last Temptation of Christ), First Reformedtells the story of Reverend Toller (Ethan Hawke), a pastor of a small church in upstate New York. After an encounter with an unstable congregant and his pregnant wife leaves him shaken, Toller finds himself embroiled in an environmental…
Directed by Darren Aronofsky, mother! brings us into the heart of the fractured marriage of Mother (Jennifer Lawrence) and Man (Javier Bardem).? A poet who suffers from writer?s block, Bardem is distant and cold as he sweats over his pages, praying for inspiration.? Meanwhile, as her husband focuses his energy on his work, Lawrence?s Mother…
When director Darren Aronofsky releases a film, it’s often bound to court controversy. ?Blending an environmental message and Biblical metaphor, mother! instantly divided audiences between those that loathed its excessiveness and those that loved and respected its ambition. ?This week, Steve welcomes ScreenFish guppies Ben Dower and Andrew Eaton as they tackle Aronofsky’s complicated vision…
Crossett, Arkansas bills itself as the ?Forestry Capital of the South?. It?s a small community, but it is home to a Georgia-Pacific paper mill…. Company Town is an expos? of not only the company?s practices, but also of the impotence of the government agencies we rely on to prevent such problems.
?Will God forgive us?? — Toller (Ethan Hawke,?First Reformed) First Reformed tells the story of Toller (Ethan Hawke), a former military veteran and pastor of the First Reformed Church.? Preparing to celebrate their 250th anniversary, the church has become largely ceremonial, with most parishioners having moved over to the local megachurch, led by charismatic Pastor…
