Archive for February 4th, 2010
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Thursday, February 4th, 2010
The Messenger
Watching The Messenger, I felt as if I was moderating a group-therapy circle—a support group for veterans whose lives have been torn asunder. There seems to be something movie-ish withheld from this movie; the plot is scaled-back and purposeful: it has ends to meet. But its self-abnegation seems like a sacrifice to higher values; the [...]