Category Archives: movie review

The Quantum Album: 4. Live Die Repeat

Posted on November 25, 2015 by treadmarkz

I watched the Tom Cruise action flick “Live Die Repeat” with my wife this weekend which doesn’t have a thing to do with the Quantum Physics theme of the last few posts, but it sort of set of a chain … Continue reading →

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A Very Thorough Review of the Film “Enlighten Up”

Posted on March 12, 2014 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda This is a review of the film “Enlighten Up”, about the transformational potential of yoga. I will be going through the details of the film and giving my thoughts, so, you know, SPOILER ALERT!, and all that. This … Continue reading →

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Tending To My Crop

Posted on August 7, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda Y’ever seen the movie “Field of Dreams”? Remember toward the end when Ray Kinsella finds out that “Shoeless Joe” Jackson plans to take Terrence Mann out into the cornfield, presumably for a glimpse into the “great beyond” or … Continue reading →

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Suryanamaskar and “The Odd Life of Timothy Green”

Posted on March 4, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda I just watched the strangest movie I’ve seen in a while. Disney’s “The Odd Life of Timothy Green” is what it was called. It is about a married couple who cannot conceive a child. So naturally, they write … Continue reading →

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Indiana Jones and the Elusive Concept of “Shankara”

Posted on January 8, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda Growing up one of my favorite movies was “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.” If you haven’t seen it (has anyone not seen it?) or if it’s been too long for you to recall, I will remind … Continue reading →

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“The Life of Pi” and the True Self (For Discussion After You’ve Seen the Movie)

Posted on December 2, 2012 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda For those of you following this blog, I know this is the third movie I have commented on in a dharma context. But I have been extremely fortunate lately in my theater-going choices, and have felt they deserved … Continue reading →

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The Dharma of Lincoln

Posted on November 18, 2012 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda My wife and I went to see the anxiously awaited (in my household anyroad) “Lincoln” starring Daniel Day-Lewis in the title role tonight. Long admirers of Day-Lewis’s versatility, long admirers of Lincoln’s strength of character (and let’s face … Continue reading →

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