This film reminded me of my faith community and our initial reluctance to accept the other, especially if we see the other as strange or peculiar (or sinful?!). Fear reigns in many parts of the American church, especially when a character like James enters and challenges the status quo.
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When we are confronted with new information, we must decide to either accept or reject it.
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Wind River is a compelling film. It’s like Beowulf or Njal’s Saga. I mean that in the most complimentary sense possible.
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I’ve long defended director Luc Besson’s work. His movies revel in the idea of being movies. He handles genre material with evident glee, and his directorial hand is sure.
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This week, Game of Thrones explored how trusting our instincts is almost always a risk.
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After seeing the hope, goodness, and justice Comic-Con can cultivate in the social imagination, I say with Jacob from Genesis, “Surely God is here and I did not know it.”
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Luckily there’s so much more going on at Comic-Con besides the video presentations and the full cast panels, so I improvised and went to check out the other stuff.
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Caesar was our “Caesar” in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. Now he’s our “Moses.”
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When it came time for The Defenders panel, the flood gates opened and the room was buzzing with anticipation. Everyone was excited for a new panel, but no one, including the panel moderator, was ready for what was to come.
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The benefit of having line buddies at Comic-Con is that you can take turns holding the group’s place in line so each person can get to the many other panels and events held throughout today.
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Refreshingly, Homecoming’s real “home” is in the high school portions of this movie, which work so well that the audience is left wishing that this weren’t even a superhero movie but just a high-school comedy.
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While Comic-Con officially begins the Thursday of event week, a few panels and screenings are held for the eager fandomites the day before. Among these the most popular is preview night.
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Arya, Sansa, Cersei, and Daenerys have lived through six seasons of incredible pain, loss, torture, and despair, and they have come out stronger and more powerful than any other characters.
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Chasing Coral is compelling. It makes you want to do whatever you can to steward this planet better, as God called us to do.
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David Lowery talks with us about his film A Ghost Story.
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This film could have been more about the mystical experience “on the other side,” but instead it focuses on the experiences of life we do our best to avoid—authentic grieving or serious contemplation about life’s meaning—and the experiences we tragically let pass us by—the gift of being present with someone we love.
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The Big Sick is an excellent comedy – no, it’s an excellent film, no qualification needed. It’s the kind of film that deserves to show up on top ten lists at the end of the year.
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The promise of liberation comes, for the women, in the form of a wounded Union soldier. For the school’s matron, he is an opportunity to put their Christian convictions into practice…
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Baby Driver delivers.
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