Andrew H. Trotter, Jr.

Drew Trotter is an occasional contributor to Critique and the Executive Director of the Consortium of Christian Study Centers. He lives with his wife, Marie, and their dog, Fenway, in Charlottesville, Virginia.

A Beautiful Mind (Ron Howard, 2001)

Movies

We’ve all heard the criticism: “Oh, come on; you’re making that up. It’s all in your head.” For many of us whatever the “it”…

You Can Count On Me (Kenneth Lonergan, 2000)

Movies

Some movies settle for being “light entertainment;” others ask profound questions about “life, the universe, and everything” from the first frame. We seem to…

The Straight Story (David Lynch, 1999)

Movies

No movie in recent memory so exemplifies the wisdom of the less-is-more principle than The Straight Story, David Lynch’s G-rated, true story of Alvin…