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March 16, 2017
Like Unto a Thing of IRON (Fist)
“I am as light as a feather, I am as happy as an angel, I am as merry as a schoolboy. I am as giddy as a drunken man.” – Ebenezer Scrooge, A Christmas Carol Tonight at midnight, Netflix will drop the entire first season of IRON FIST, the final solo adventure of the street […]
May 13, 2016
CIVIL (podcast) WAR!
I’ve been making the rounds of other faith-and-film podcasts, from Screenfish to Reel World Theology and Popcorn Theology. Sometimes it’s just easier and more fun to talk film – and faith – with friends! Sometimes you find a unique synchronicity, other times friendly arguments ensue, but it’s always fun. CROSSOVER episode hosted by Reel World […]
May 1, 2016
Here’s the Gospel, for PEANUTS
Good Grief! I was SO impressed with the Peanuts movie that came out last year, despite inital skepticism that it would stray from Charles Schultz’s heart and vision. Thankfully I was worried for nothing,and even had the opportunity to address an audience after a showing of the film and map out the narrative parallels. Enjoy […]
April 30, 2016
Steel v Knight: ideology clash on and off screen
So over the last year or so I’ve been making the rounds of other faith-and-film podcasts, from Screenfish to Reel World Theology and Popcorn Theology. Sometimes it’s just easier and more fun to talk film – and faith – with friends! Sometimes you find a unique synchronicity, other times friendly arguments ensue, but it’s always […]
April 28, 2016
ANT-MAN: big lessons in small packages
Tell me what kind of man will I be? This fun, “smaller” Marvel movie about a heist spotlights aman seeking to be an example, but often coming up… well, short.I had the opportunity to address an audience after a showing of thefilm and map out the narrative parallels. Enjoy the video exploration below, or the […]
AGE OF ULTRON: 2 Avengers 2 Reviews
With the Avengers about to fall into a CIVIL WAR, it felt timely to post some reviews of their last gathering, with reflections on the Marvel Cinematic Universe as a whole. I was blessed to hold a showing of the film and do a post-movie parallel exploration with a room full of “assembled” fans. If […]
April 26, 2016
Yippee ki-yay, Merry Christmas
John McClane, officer of the NYPD, tries to save wife Holly and several others, taken hostage by German terrorist Hans Gruber during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles. While it’s not what some of you would immediately correlatewith Yuletide cheer, Die Hard actually works quite well as a Christmas film… and […]
Yippe ki-yay, Merry Christmas
John McClane, officer of the NYPD, tries to save wife Holly and several others, taken hostage by German terrorist Hans Gruber during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles. While it’s not what some of you would immediately correlatewith Yuletide cheer, Die Hard actually works quite well as a Christmas film… and […]
April 24, 2016
One Batch… Two Batch…
…PENNY AND DIME. So over the last year or so I’ve been making the rounds of other faith-and-film podcasts, from Screenfish to Reel World Theology and Popcorn Theology. Sometimes it’s just easier and more fun to talk film – and faith – with friends! Sometimes you find a unique synchronicity, other times friendly arguments ensue, […]
March 11, 2016
10 Reasons Superman’s Dad was RIGHT.
With Batman v Superman flying into theaters soon, and the MCU about to have a Civil War, the morality and ethics of “superheroing” is coming sharply into question. As we gear up for a super-review season, a conversation made me think back to a controversial moment inMan of Steel – no, not the final fight […]
