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Post Tagged 'tragedy'

Hamnet: Family Life in the 21st Century

Chloé Zhao received four nominations and won two Oscars, Best Director and Best Picture, for Nomadland (2020) and has since become the major female director in the English-speaking world. Her new movie, Hamnet, about William Shakespeare losing his son and (ostensibly) writing his most famous tragedy, has been nominated for eight awards. Continue Reading...

Review: Somewhere More Holy

In Somewhere More Holy, Tony Woodlief offers a serious account about tragedy, God, family, and grace. He also spins a great spiritual yarn which can move you from laughing to tears in mere moments. Continue Reading...