<h1>Darrel Manson</h1>

Darrel Manson

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The Estate – Shallow Greed

The Estate – Shallow Greed

?Let?s go get . . . rich from that dying old bitch.? Avarice is the driving force in Dean Craig?s dark comedy, The Estate. Greed is a common enough motive in comedies. We can all easily identify with it at some level. That may be why it?s included in the Seven Deadly...

AFIFest 2022 – Let the Show Begin!

AFIFest 2022 – Let the Show Begin!

I am always happy to take part in AFIFest. AFIFest 2022 is set to begin, running November 2nd-6th, 2022. It is the first time since 2019 that it will be a fully in-person festival. (In 2020, it was entirely virtual, and 2021 was a hybrid festival.) It is wonderful...

Argentina, 1985 – Historical justice

Argentina, 1985 – Historical justice

?History isn?t made by guys like me.? Justice is often elusive when it involves those who have abused great power. Santiago Mitre?s film Argentina, 1985 is inspired by the true story of the prosecution of the military dictators that ruled Argentina in a violent...

Call Jane – Women caring for women

Call Jane – Women caring for women

The issue of abortion is a constant in American politics. That was true even before the Row v, Wade decision, and has been supercharged since the current Supreme Court struck down that decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women?s Health Organization earlier this year. No...

T?r – Hubris and its cost

T?r – Hubris and its cost

?Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.? (Prov. 16:18 [NRSV]) In T?r, written and directed by Todd Field, we meet a woman at the very pinnacle of professional life. Her accomplishments may astound us. Her world seems to be as full as it can...

God’s Creatures – Problem Prodigal

God’s Creatures – Problem Prodigal

?We?re all God?s creatures in the dark.? Jesus? parable of the return of a prodigal son (Luke 15:11ff) is a complex tale of grace and of judgment. In the parable, we see the perspectives of the son, his father, and his brother. In God?s Creatures, directed by Saela...

Carmen – Throwing off repression

Carmen – Throwing off repression

?God isn?t evil. God is very tired, and when we are tired we make big mistakes.? Carmen, written and directed by Valerie Buhagiar, is a story of both repression and awakening. Some people are silenced, but may have blessings to share if allowed to be heard. When...

Young Plato – Grade school philosophy

Young Plato – Grade school philosophy

?It?s very hard to be right in philosophy.? I was in college when I had my first class in philosophy. We may think philosophy too hard, esoteric, or maybe even a waste of time. But in the documentary Young Plato, filmmakers Neasa N? Chian?in and Declan McGrath, take...

See How They Run – Whodunnit fun

See How They Run – Whodunnit fun

?It?s a whodunnit. You?ve seen one, you?ve seen them all.? It may be true that murder mysteries often follow set formulas, but See How They Run, directed by Tom George, manages to be enough different to entertain us, while being very adamant about how typical it is to...