Foundational Weapons For A Modern War
I’ve been writing on some heavy themes lately. So how about a little light-hearted fare this week? I promise we’ll be back to our regularly scheduled deep dives into modern atrocity and what we can do about it very soon. But this week, let’s talk nerd. For those new around here, The
Continue readingThe Nerd Cut: Star Wars, Episode III, Revenge of the Sith
I’m a movie nerd. Blame it on cable television, or the ‘80s, or Boomer parents who let us Gen-Xers watch pretty much anything we could find. I saw it all, and for better or worse it shaped my worldview. Movies do that, because seeing John McClane jump off an exploding building with
Continue readingMovie School: Teaching Through Cinema The Right Way
There are a lot of things competing for our time, I get it. When it comes to media, Christians have a tendency to focus on the overtly Jesus content and there’s not much time left over for things that seem marginally important to the church. In our pie graph of time allocation,
Continue readingLet My People Go: A Film The Church Needs To See
How does one overcome physical and emotional challenges? That is the issue explored in the film Fall (2022) which is titled with a double meaning. As always, spoilers ahead. After her husband, Dan, falls to his death in a climbing accident, Becky falls into an alcoholic depression marked with nightmares and
You know how a great movie pulls you in and right from the outset you form a connection with the main character? And aren’t you just captivated when – after enjoying that character’s white-knuckle journey for an hour and a half – he’s suddenly killed off-screen with zero explanation and never mentioned
Movies Matter In times of distress, pain, or upheaval people turn to arts and entertainment for a temporary escape. But more than that, movies touch our heartstrings in ways other forms of entertainment can’t. We’re moved by the images on the screen and the music that sticks with us long after the
Follow your dreams. Don’t let silly things like love get in your way. That’s a message that undoubtedly plays well in the screenwriting rooms in New York and Los Angeles – La La Land, as it’s sometimes called. La La Land, where the budding actress rejects the flawed but passionate loyalty of