REVIEW: Bringing Out the Dead (1999)

May 1, 2017October 7, 2020 Grant Watson

Frank Pierce (Nicolas Cage) is a burned-out paramedic working New York City’s graveyard shift. He is haunted by visions of a patient he failed to save, and despite his pleas his supervisor refuses to fire him. Over a series of … Continue reading REVIEW: Bringing Out the Dead (1999)

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“I am the saint of blasphemy” | The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)

March 31, 2017November 21, 2017 Grant Watson

Note: a German translation of this essay is available at Un Cahier Du Cinema. Thank you to Stefan C. Limbrunner for producing the translation. In 1988 the Martin Scorsese Biblical drama The Last Temptation of Christ was released by Universal Pictures … Continue reading “I am the saint of blasphemy” | The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)

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REVIEW: Bringing Out the Dead (1999)

“I am the saint of blasphemy” | The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)