Spoiler Scale (How spoilery is this article on a scale of 1 to 10?):  7   To be sure, each of us is capable of harboring lust for a number of different “things” (e.g., all of the numbers of pi), but sexual desire underscores a unique aspect to this particular sin – the futility of the pursuit itself.  People want sex ... Read More »

Spoiler Scale (How spoilery is this article on a scale of 1 to 10?):  4 As the title to his new film suggests, writer/director Nicolas Winding Refn is not concerned with the godly virtues – only blood and justice.  The blood is certainly thicker than water.  And the justice is old world. That blood runs through Crystal (Kristin Scott Thomas), her first son, Billy (Tom ... Read More »