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Curt McLey
Film Critic
The Great Comforter: A Hutchmoot Restrospective
by Curt McLey 02
Hutchmoot was a beautiful quilt, sewn together with the ties of common bonds and uncommon love. Like a homemade quilt, lovingly crafted from swatches of familiar patterns, and recycled from classic old dresses, I witnessed a living and breathing piece of art.
There was the memorable material known informally as Andyland (the Andrew Peterson Message Board). [...]
Musings of An Andrew Peterson Nerd
by Curt McLey 14
I’ve been writing about the music of Andrew Peterson for nearly ten years now. The first time was in an e-mail dated August 8, 2001. The tone of my prose was that of a breathless fanboy. I suspect Andy gets a lot of these notes:
I listen to your music on my morning walks around the [...]
I’m a Miner for Art of Gold
by Curt McLey 23
My friend John accompanied me on my trip to the Kansas City area recently to see a Pierce Pettis concert. It was the first time I had seen a Pierce Pettis show, and it was superb. A few years ago, I bought tickets to the Pettis show that would have been my first, but my wife and I showed [...]
The Night Before Christmas at The Open Door Mission
by Curt McLey 14
It was a long, long time ago. We were all alone on Christmas Eve. Having read the second chapter of Luke and as the tree lights blinked slowly in the dark, my wife Debi, son Eric, and I considered what to do. Traditionally, one of our family gatherings—the McLey side of the family—took place on Christmas [...]
The Fiddler’s Gun, A Review: Making History Come True
by Curt McLey 01
A.S. Peterson has crafted a work of compelling historical fiction which begs the question, “Can this really be a debut novel?” With dogged fidelity, Peterson captures the spirit, manners, and social conditions present during the American Revolutionary War. We meet colorful, credible characters who navigate the high seas of life and love, dependence and independence, [...]
Goodbye Solo: A Movie Review
by Curt McLey 23
There’s a form of human despondency that runs so deep, that a man gives up. Such a level of despair is manifest in many ways but most tellingly, we see it in the eyes.
These eyes view the world lifelessly. Once we may have noticed the acute acid of pain; now we witness only numb existence. [...]
Easter Song of the Day: “High Noon”
by Curt McLey 07
Since I’ve been paralyzed by a mild case of writer’s block lately, I’m going to rehash–with an edit or two–something I wrote five years ago around this time of year. No doubt, many of you will identify with my experience of having been slain by The Grace Gun:
On Easter morning, for the second year in a [...]
A Small Book with a Large Message: “Art and the Bible”
by Curt McLey 11
Christian art is the expression of the whole life of the whole person who is a Christian. What a Christian portrays in his art is the totality of life. Art is not to be solely a vehicle for some sort of self-conscious evangelism. ~ Francis A Schaeffer
Francis A. Schaeffer was a great thinker. Having been [...]
High Art
by Curt McLey 17
It’s not so much that I’m afraid of heights. It’s the involuntary anticipation of falling that bothers me. The prospect of losing balance from a high perch brings on the heebie-jeebies, a physical manifestation of falling. My palms sweat. An army of goose bumps slide from the top of my head, poised to meet waves of [...]
2008 — A Good Year for Indie Film
by Curt McLey 02
It seems as if indie movies were made for me. I’m wired for variety. In food, friends, experiences, books, and movies, I’m drawn to diversity.
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