Author Archives: davetcourt

When travelling, one of the ways I measure an experience of seeing a new place is through asking, how disappointed am I to have to leave and how eager am I to visit the place again. Spoiler- I was disappointed to leave and I want to go back Louisville. Driving the 165 to Louisville ApproachingContinue reading “From Winnipeg To Nashville Part 4: Louisville and a City of Contradictions”

A little known fact about Chicago, home of the tootsie roll and Wrigley’s Gum (of course) is that it happens to be the official candy capital of the world, which I only became aware of after recently reading through the book Candy: A History. And as you leave Chicago heading South on the I65, the firstContinue reading “From Winnipeg To Nashville Part 3: Candy, Confection and the Art of the American Story”

Jen and I often refer to Minneapolis as our adopted American home. We’ve been down the main roads and the backroads, shopped until we dropped at the outlets and the mall (which for me doesn’t take much) and experienced wonderful sunsets sneaking behind the downtown skyscrapers as we drove the river road. We’ve attended concerts,Continue reading “From Winnipeg To Nashville Part 2- Recalculating, Recalculating, Recalculating…”

I still remember the moment I decided to be a drummer. As a young boy I had experimented with the piano and found it too rigid and rules based for my personality. And while I loved the guitar, everyone and their dog seemed to be a guitar player, and in an exercise of self awarenessContinue reading “From Winnipeg To Nashville Part 1: A Picture of Failed Dreams and Growing Expectations”

Given that we’ve reached the halfway point, I figured I would check in on what I’ve been watching, Here is a link to my official working list and tally: https://letterboxd.com/davetcourt/list/a-working-ranked-list-of-the-films-i-see/ In total this is a list of 37 films that I have seen that have an official release date listed as 2018. My Top 10:Continue reading “A (Half) Year At the Movies: a working list of films I see in 2018”

Princesses One of the tell tale signs of summer in our neck of the woods is the emergence of a particular young girl who loves to dress like a fairytale princess and make the street her playground every Saturday morning, dancing as if no one is watching. And I mean full on princess garb withContinue reading “Princesses, the “Florida Projects”, and North Enders: A Growing Perspective”

THIS BLOG CONTAINS SPOILERS Set against the MCU’s long slate of great, immensely successful and largely adored comic book movies, Infinity War manages to set itself apart as something truly special. Here are some of my more specific thoughts on what this film meant to me personally. The Stories within a Story- Shaping and ReshapingContinue reading “Infinity War: Storyboarding Life, Death, Hope and Redemption”

Following the fantastic “The Fantastic Mr. Fox”, Director Wes Anderson returns to the art of stop motion animation with the recent release of “Isle of Dogs”, a beautifully crafted, lusciously detailed, heartfelt technical marvel. It didn’t take long to find myself being swept up into this adventure about a boy going on a search forContinue reading “Isle of Dogs: Where Community meets Individuality”

“Is there anything quieter—or scarier—than silence?” (WARNING: THIS BLOG CONTAINS SPOILERS) Memorable performances, impressive pacing and one of the most effective uses of sound in recent memory would all be notable for me when it comes to discussing A Quiet Place, but it is the films attention to detail that might be its most stunningContinue reading “A Quiet Place And Writing Hope Into the Trope-ful Detail of Living.”

2018 Reading Challenge: Compassion: A Reflection on the Christian Life co-authored by Henri J. M. Nouwen, Donal P. McNeill and Douglas A. Morrison (The book) “Compassion” is the result of three different authors coming together to discuss the problem of suffering and work through what it means to respond to suffering in light of theirContinue reading “Compassion: What it is, Why I resist it, and How I Can Embrace It More”