Category Archives: Scattershooting

Scattershooting or other misc. posts.

Film Review: Gleason

Posted on August 7, 2016 by revkennydickson

In the game of football months, sometimes years of training go into preparing for the seconds that occur after the ball is snapped. Although the tactics, strategies and plays can be very complicated, at its core, football is a simple … Continue reading →

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Film Review: Louder Than Bombs

Posted on April 21, 2016 by revkennydickson

Louder Than Bombs (directed by Joachim Trier) is an American-Norwegian film about a family still coming to grips with the untimely loss of the wife and mother. It stars Gabriel Byrne, Jesse Eisenberg, Isabelle Huppert, David Strathairn, and Devin Druid. Byrne stars as Gene, a failed … Continue reading →

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Cross+Roads Faith and Film Renewal Tour, Cannes: Film Review “Filiosophi Kopi”

Posted on May 16, 2015 by revkennydickson

To some, coffee is just a carrier of caffeine that fuels a dulled mind and a tired body. To Coffee-philes, it is much more than that, it is one of the great joys of life. “Filosofi Kopi” is a film … Continue reading →

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Cross+Roads Renewal: Cannes

Posted on May 13, 2015 by revkennydickson

Upon my first full day in the town of Cannes, France, I was reminded of a truth I often forget, sometimes it’s good to get lost. The day following my 29 hour trip to this sublime town, and after a … Continue reading →

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Cross + Roads Faith and Film Festival Overview

Posted on April 21, 2015 by revkennydickson

After King David coveted and took Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah, a loyal soldier fighting the King’s battles, David tried and failed to cover up his offense. When that planned failed he had Uriah killed in a last gasp attempt … Continue reading →

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Cross + Roads: Renewal Tour- Tribeca Film Festival

Posted on April 15, 2015 by revkennydickson

Cross Roads Faith and Film Renewal: Day 1 After arriving in NYC and settling in my hotel, I ventured out to get my bearings. While here I was hoping to run into a friend I have known for over 25 … Continue reading →

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Film Review “Whiplash”

Posted on December 12, 2014 by revkennydickson

With the name “Whiplash” and the subject matter built around jazz music, particularly drums, one would expect a film that explodes from the screen and provides a beat that cannot be missed. That is just what one gets in this … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It Film Review Series: “War Photographer”

Posted on August 22, 2014 by revkennydickson

Originally posted on CrossRoads Faith and Film:
With the recent murder of foreign correspondent James Foley we are reminded the danger war correspondents accept in their determination to report on wars and conflicts and in so doing share the suffering…

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Of Voice and Verse

Posted on August 12, 2014 by revkennydickson

Although the genesis and perhaps lion’s share of credit for the power in this inspiring scene from “Dead Poets Society” belongs with screenwriter Tom Schulman, it is the understated yet determined passion in Robin Williams’s delivery that carries the power … Continue reading →

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“On The Pulpit Floor: Sermon Points That Time Denied”

Posted on March 30, 2014 by revkennydickson

  In their 1973 song, Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker) The Rolling Stones are singing about an “accidental” shooting in New York City. Given the history of that, and subsequent times,  it’s not hard to imagine that the lyrics refer to racial … Continue reading →

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