"Masterpiece" Documentary is a Turgid March of Nazi Propaganda
#24: Triumph of the Will
Director: Leni Riefenstahl/German/1935
Fascism is boring. I suspect...
Once Upon A Time, In A Far Away Land…
An apology upfront for that oh so predictable opening line. Some might even so far as to call it “tired”. But really, I'm...
Filmmakers Make a Vibrant Film Out of One of Life's Darkest Passages
#23: Declaration of War (2013)/French
Director: Valerie Donzelli
How do you make a b...
ZekeFilm Writers Share Their Midyear Film Picks
With the 2016 movie year more than half over, it's time to pause and take stock of what's stood out thus far. T...
Buddy Comedy Dares to Be Stupid - and It Works
DIRECTOR: RAWSON MARSHALL THURBER/2016
Finally! A Kevin Hart comedy made me laugh! After last year's tepid...
Music Takes a Back Seat to the Rock and Roll Lifestyle
#22: The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988)
Director: Penelope Spheeris
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Charlize Theron Immerses Herself in a Tale of Love and Death
#21: Monster (2003)
Director: Patty Jenkins
Charlize Theron won a Best Actress Oscar for her...
Whit Stillman Offers Up a Breezy Austen Adaptation
DIRECTOR: WHIT STILLMAN/2016
It’s a dream team: director Whit Stillman, master of the modern, arch socia...
Fantasy Sequel Improves on the Original
DIRECTOR: JAMES BOBIN/2016
I did not enjoy 2010’s Alice in Wonderland. I don’t fault Mia Wasikowska, who played Ali...
A perpetual adolescent tries to drop out of adulthood entirely
#20: Laggies (2014)
Director: Lynn Shelton
Keira Knightley has done her share of costume d...
Sharon is an experienced writer with her own blog and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's religion blog. A wife and mother to 5 kids, she in on staff with her church and enjoys running, coffee, and good books. A bit of an activist around certain topics (politics, religion, sexuality, gender), Sharon looks to cinema for the empathy and fun it can provide. “I believe art is a gift from a good Creator. Sometimes Christians are suspicious of film, but I find that thoughtful engagement with movies has been a means of personal and spiritual growth for me. I hope my involvement with Zeke helps others to have a similar experience with film!”
