One thing about the Showdowns is that sometimes the brief has a lot of latitude -- maybe even too much. The list of suggestions points to badass characters we might admire. But, it also includes a nod to Spotlight. So, I've included films about the slime of humanity here too, both real and fictional (Spotlight, Magdalen Sisters, and Doubt -- depending on your interpretation of it). While I'm here, there's one good thing about this Showdown: it looks like, for once, it won't have the same 10-20 films, favourites, blockbusters, that everyone always includes.
"Which rebel hearts do you think of in the little hours? Which sister’s act do you love the most? Who is your man for all seasons?…
One thing about the Showdowns is that sometimes the brief has a lot of latitude -- maybe even too much. The list of suggestions points to badass characters we might admire. But, it also includes a nod to Spotlight. So, I've included films about the slime of humanity here too, both real and fictional (Spotlight, Magdalen Sisters, and Doubt -- depending on your interpretation of it). While I'm here, there's one good thing about this Showdown: it looks like, for once, it won't have the same 10-20 films, favourites, blockbusters, that everyone always includes.
"Which rebel hearts do you think of in the little hours? Which sister’s act do you love the most? Who is your man for all seasons? This Showdown is a roundup of your ten best badass priests, naughty novitiates, saints with secrets, racy rabbis, mysterious ministers, vicious vicars, magical monks, Nazi-busting nuns. Whether you’re Team Brian or Team Benedetta, break the seventh seal and throw the spotlight on religious characters who go well beyond the job description to keep the keys of the kingdom. (No deities, gods or kami—we want earth-bound characters, real or fictional.)"
