An exploration of the ideological inconsistencies in the writing of Kurt Hale’s The Singles Ward.

(Note: This work is strictly a critical commentary on the film The Singles Ward. No consideration was taken for aspects outside of the work itself, and anything read as such is unintentional.)

In 2002, director Kurt Hale and writer [...]

You’ve already been introduced to Anneke Majors, AMV’s new visual arts-focused blogger.
I’m happy to announce that Eric Thompson has joined AMV. His emphasis will be film. Although, of course, all of co-bloggers range among the various aspects and genres of arts and culture that follow under the purview of AMV.
We’re delighted to have fresh blood [...]

Some pieces of theater are distractions. Mere escapes. We need those every once in a while, surely. However, some pieces of theater capture your soul in mason jar and shake it up.

Tim Goodman, the San Francisco Chronicle’s excellent TV critic, mentions a Mormon related segment in his review of Showtime’s new TV version of “This American Life.” He writes:
“For example, one episode is about a hip young Mormon painter in Utah who photographs men in beards to use as biblical figures, including Jesus. His [...]

or, Opening a Critical Discourse in Mormon Visual Arts
As a fan of LDS author Orson Scott Card, I have long frequented his website and discussion forum, a place which has shaped my ideas of civil discourse. It was at Hatrack River that I learned the meaning of words like ad hominem and strawman and acquired [...]

My parents gave me “Long After Dark” for Christmas. I was delighted by the gift because I had read a few of Todd Robert Petersen’s stories when deciding which of them to post on Popcorn Popping* and had enjoyed them. I also put off reading it for two reasons: I had high expectations for the [...]