"A sinister cabal of superior writers."
Christopher Soden holds Vermont College’s MFA in Poetry. He writes film & literary critique, essay, performance pieces and dramaturgy. Honors and positions: Poetry Editor: Espejo. President Emeritus: The Dallas Poets Community, The Poetry Society of America's Poetry in Motion Series, Fourth Unity’s Annual Unity Fest and The Dallas Public Library’s Distinguished Poets of Dallas. Publication: Gertrude, Windy City Times, The Chiron Review, Sentence, Borderlands, New Texas 2002, The James White Review and Best of Texas Writing 2.
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Movie Review: Oldboy
It's as if a creator of grisly, Grand Guignol contemporary comic books were trying to explain philosophy in hyper-violent terms.
Is the film more than "Shylock: Whipping Boy for Ignorant Gentiles?"
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Movie Review: Assisted Living
Use the monkey, Mary.
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Movie Review: Gunner Palace
With this war documentary, less is more, more or less.
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DVD Review: Son Frere
A brilliant, excruciating film that feeds us the ashes of profound male estrangement without the radiance that precedes it.
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DVD Review: She Hate Me
Spike Lee is still clinging to the ridiculous myth that the right man (i.e. caring, tender, sensitive) can “cure” lesbianism.
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DVD Review: Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Forward, into the past!
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DVD Review: The Jacket
Jack Starks initiates a quasi-spiritual journey in which he experiences deaths both great and small.
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DVD Review: My Life on Ice
The camera, neutral and persistent, enables him to grapple with hidden emotions because he is merely the transcriber.
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DVD Review: The 24th Day
Self-blame, self-loathing, and the elusive nature of "the truth" make for compelling drama in this tale.
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