Some Christians feel that critics mock their faith-based entertainment fare (films, TV shows, books) out of reflexive hostility to the faith itself. That might be true, with some reviewers, but the reality is that a lot of that particular brand of cultural product is artistically and psychologically simplistic to the point of ludicrousness. Death of a Tree, written and directed by John Martoccia, is filled with so much unintentional humor that it quickly slips into the realm of parody — and stays there. James (Ronnie Marmo) is a devout, 51-year-old Catholic widower, celibate ten years following the death of his wife. When Erica (Gracie Tyrrell), the 20-year-old daughter of friends, starts cleaning house for him, her seductive manner leads him to the dreaded sin of ...
- 4/1/2015
- Village Voice
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