Immortals, Mythology and Metaphysics A Review by Benton Rooks “…Myth remains the proper language of metaphysics.” –Ananda K. Coomaraswamy There are three essential layers and functions for any mythology: social, psychological and metaphysical /spiritual. The dualistic social function varies significantly from culture to culture—myths have often been used by the media, Church and the State […]
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Source Code
Source Code: A Movie Review by John Lobell [Spoiler alert] In my comment posted after Ebert’s review on this site of Inception, I wrote: “Notice that we have been getting a lot of movies with a non-linear, layered time, and notice that (most) audiences are totally comfortable with these movies.” I then went on to […]
Top 20 Films Since 1992
My Top 20 Films Since 1992 by John David Ebert After watching Quentin Tarantino’s list on You Tube and then realizing that absolutely none of his films overlap with my own list, I’ve decided, just for fun, to post that list here, with brief discussions of each film. Here they are, then, in order by […]