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IMMACULATE

March 18, 2024 By Leave a Comment

IMMACULATE

The first and last words spoken in IMMACULATE are the Hail Mary. That prayer takes on very different meanings in each context, and in between them we have a film that is uneven, but oddly fascinating. Taken on one level, it is a screed against the patriarchy, with a woman reduced to her womb. On… Read More »

Tagged With: blind faith, fanaticism, immaculate conception, nuns, relic, seraglio

THE NUN

September 8, 2018 By Leave a Comment

THE NUN

The decline and fall of franchises is a phenomenon that is all too common, and yet still heartbreaking in its own way. For every James Bond or Star Wars, there are countless other series that started strong, usually with a film that was a one-off, the success of which led to studio bean-counters to push… Read More »

Tagged With: abbey, cloister, horror, nuns, Razzie-worthy, Romania, sequel

THE LITTLE HOURS

July 18, 2017 By Leave a Comment

THE LITTLE HOURS

Jeff Baena has taken as his inspiration Bocaccio’s Decameron for his sly gem of a film about female frustration and empowerment, THE LITTLE HOURS.  That 14th-century book is full of bawdy tales of people from all stratas of society behaving badly, and so they do in this film set very specifically in 1347.  Like the… Read More »

Tagged With: 14th century, Bishop, Bocaccio, church, convent, Decameron, Guelphs, Italy, nuns, priest

Peter Mullan Avenges THE MAGDALENE SISTERS

September 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment

Peter Mullan Avenges THE MAGDALENE SISTERS

Peter Mullan is a man of strong opinions and serious politics. And so it is no surprise that the story of the Magdalene girls, imprisoned in convents sometimes for the rest of their lives with no recourse or chance of appeal, would appeal to his sense of outrage and craving for social justice. When I spoke with him on… Read More »

Tagged With: Catholic Church, convent, history, indie filmmaking, Inquisition, Ireland, KGB, Magdalene girls, nuns, social justice, unwed mother

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