There are worse things than religion, and religion is an effective way to organize & motivate people, but ultimately (& perhaps unfortunately), at the core of all major religions on this planet are lies or at least ideas that cannot be tested to see if they are true or not (as far as I can tell), and that makes the whole business of religions suspect (maybe we should invent a replacement for religions, hmmm?). Here's a clip from a doc, about where the Christian church may have gotten the idea for Jesus from:
By the stream review - from Lincoln Center, NYC viewing - no spoilers The hype is real - By the Stream is very good by Hong movies standards and also normal comedy-drama standards. There were like 30-40 people at Lincoln Center for the 1PM Fri 8/8/25 (opening day) screening of By the Stream. People in that neighborhood are serious about their foreign films. Cinematography is very simple, from a canon XA small sensor HD cam, I could see familiar details, how those cams film the moon, scenes at night - it’s like a 1980s or 1990s early indie cinematography style that we do not see much these days - works well for Hong’s movies. No color grading, very simple video/cinematography. A more fleshed out movie than some recent Hong movies. In the movie a skit is prepped, and we actually get to see it performed. A couple of serious issues are discussed. Some unexpected, light things happen. It’s a comedy-drama chill hangout movie w/ creative South Korean people - good times. Probably o...
