Category Archives: Film
Reflecting on “The Butch Factor”
I recently viewed Christopher Hines’s documentary The Butch Factor, described Director Christopher Hines paints an intimate portrait of contemporary gay culture by asking pointed questions and studying the diverse lifestyles of its members, with the resulting film offering a fresh look at masculinity and homosexuality. Interviewing gay men ranging from rugby players to rodeo stars, [...]
Reflecting on two documentaries
I recently watched two opposing documentaries; disturbing, irritating, inspiring, uplifting, and frightening documentaries. Both were released in 2006. The first, Jesus Camp, is described thus: This riveting Oscar-nominated documentary offers an unfiltered look at a revivalist subculture in which devout Christian youngsters are being primed to deliver the fundamentalist community’s religious and political messages. Building [...]