Giving In

Brian, Scott, and I have decided that morals are for suckers. We’re giving into bad taste/immorality/boredom and are going to suffer through some movies that we have previously claimed we never want to see. While we might have been placing ourselves on the moral high ground at some point or other, we have finally decided [...]

1908

We’re going to start a new series here at Dear Jesus. Each week we’re going to post about a year in filmmaking. Starting at 1908, we will make our way towards 2008 to cover 100 years of film. To do this, we’ll pick one or a couple movies to write about for each year, chronologically.
Now, [...]

YOU did this to ME!!!

Supposedly birth is a beautiful thing. I think that’s horseshit. I’ll go ahead and consent that a baby can sometimes be a beautiful thing (this is not one of those times.) But the actual birthing process? No way. I have been quoted as comparing childbirth to a process “just like menstruation with a big chunk [...]

The Tin Drum

It seems like there has been so much talk about the controversy of Volker Schlondorff’s The Tin Drum that everyone has completely forgotten to be at all thoughtful about the film. Ever since the film was released in 1978, it has been condemned to suffering the drudges of case after case of censorship battles and [...]

I’m Not There

Last night I finally got a chance to see I’m Not There. As an on again off again unpredictable but rampant Bob Dylan fan, I was bound to like the movie more than most. Because without the background knowledge of other Dylan iconography, it’s hard to get a handle on the pastiche presented in Todd [...]

there was a jeopardy question about jason and the argonats last night

last night i had a dream. here’s what i remember:
i was standing next to an elementary school waiting for a bus. some kids were conducting some kind of science experiment. they were releasing weather balloons. the weather balloons had animals attached. dogs and cats. i’m not sure what that [...]

Tomorrow They May Wrap Fishes In It

So over at ferdyonfilms.com they’ve started what the kids are calling a “blogathon” buzzing around the “blogosphere.” The theme is dance movies, and I feel like it’s about time that we here at Dear Jesus peel ourselves off the wall and join the others out on the floor.
I’d like to contribute to this discussion with [...]

Show Us Your Pee-Pee!

Forgetting Sarah Marshall has sparked recent debates about full frontal male nudity in film. Why haven’t we seen more of it? Should we ever see it? Why does it have to be Jason Segel’s penis, isn’t Paul Rudd in that movie??

As for myself, I am a huge proponent of full frontal male shots. I am [...]