The greatest non-Republican television host you’ve heard of is based on the greatest non-Reformer you haven’t…
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Iron Man 3 has just enough of a conscience that you can feel good about yourself for enjoying it. However, the movie really only thinks weapons are bad when they end up being turned against their makers…
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The greatest non-Republican television host you’ve heard of is based on the greatest non-Reformer you haven’t…
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“I think that’s where Christian filmmakers often stumble – they’re making movies that are more akin to the story of Noah’s Ark that we tell our five-year-olds instead of the version that’s actually in Genesis.” – Matthew Aughtry
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While some might associate the title with Christian fundamentalism, the film actually goes much deeper to explore the misconceptions and stereotypes that come from biased media. America still feels the sting of the attacks on 9/11, which, unfortunately, has left a stain on how this society sees the Muslim world…
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Very rarely do our lives look like the lives of Indiana Jones or Bruce Wayne, but we struggle to love and stay true every day. How we fare in this struggle defines our lives, so, if you go along with it, To the Wonder feels more vital than other films…
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How do we process the barrage of images as terror unfolds on our TV and computer screens? For many, such visuals might serve as a call to prayer and compassion.
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To begin our exploration of the Black Independent Cinema Movement, Avril Speaks and Elijah Davidson discuss Charles Burnett’s Killer of Sheep.
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When the Underwoods attend church, it cuts right to the scene where the preacher is mid-sermon. He is preaching on Matthew 23, and we hear only the second half of Jesus’ words: “…those who humble themselves will be exalted.” This is obviously a very fitting slogan to frame Underwood’s activity throughout the season…
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When the Underwoods attend church, it cuts right to the scene where the preacher is mid-sermon. He is preaching on Matthew 23, and we hear only the second half of Jesus’ words: “…those who humble themselves will be exalted.” This is obviously a very fitting slogan to frame Underwood’s activity throughout the season…
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Whether we think that capital punishment “makes sense” or not, it behooves us to examine how we reached that conclusion. Thought and language are inextricably entwined with how we live within our culture…
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“I finally made the jump [to filmmaking] when I realized I was more afraid of being at the end of my life and regretting not trying to make a film than trying to make a film and failing.” – Jacob Roebuck
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It’s in their reflection on what it takes to make a life, and their resonance with the achings and longings we all share – for love, for forgiveness, for security, for fame, for joy, for family, for the feeling of being part of a bigger picture, that Blimp and America become religious iconography, lenses through which we imagine God…
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The real reason to go see Jurassic Park again isn’t for the 3D. The film is already one of the most visually impressive of all time. The question of whether 3D conversion enhances Jurassic Park is best answered by that joke they tell about lingerie at bridal showers – it fits best when it’s left on the floor…
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“I believe that every good joke has a kernel of truth to it. I don’t know who said that, but it wasn’t me.” – David Moore
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The Jesuit spirituality of the movie is that of the will and the intellect. The missionaries have a strong theology. They exercise a strong will, even to expecting death for their work. They speak the language of Christ’s love but it is not seen as a strong motivation. Fr Laforgue will have to journey from truth to love…
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This is a powerful character driven story. The question at the forefront is one that every person confronts at some point in his or her life and probably more than once. “Who am I?” or more accurately, “Who do I want to be.” The conflict is born out of pain and loss…
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There are a lot of creatures in Oz the Great and Powerfu. Flying baboons, wicked witches and a living porcelain doll are just a few of the fantastical figures brought to life. One you never actually see is the subject of Francis Thompson’s 1893 poem, “Hound of Heaven.”
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Faith, it turns out, is an integral part of what this show is all about. Faith in humanity, faith in love, faith in God (or gods), and faith in a plan (or story) that is bigger than any of us and is leading towards a significant end are the kinds of things this show really wrestles with beneath all the laser blasts…
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