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September 2013

September 26, 2013

This Is the End: A Crass but Surprisingly Sober-minded Film about the Final Judgment

A recent Hollywood exploration of the end of the world has surprisingly biblical things to...

September 19, 2013

‘Where Is Your God Now?’ (Or, That Brief Horrible Moment We All Thought Bieber Was Robin)

"Where is your God now?" accused one of my friends. "I'd have to rethink the...

September 16, 2013

Saving the Redshirts in ‘Star Trek into Darkness’

"Star Trek Into Darkness, however, comes closer than its predecessor to demonstrating a respect for...

September 09, 2013

The High Human Stakes of Movie Destruction

Movie conflict is only compelling or meaningful to its viewers if it is about very...

September 03, 2013

The Moviegoer: A Riotously Funny, Sobering Alcoholypse

"An emerging concern is how do we be grown ups in such a way that,...

August 2013

August 29, 2013

Nicolas Cage Misses the Rapture because He Doesn’t Get Left Behind

Not too far in the distant past, I saw a little internet buzz that Nicolas...

August 27, 2013

ELSEWHERE: Does Media Violence Lead to the Real Thing?

In a recent New York Times opinion piece, three psychiatrists ask, "Does Media Violence Lead to the Real...

August 22, 2013

ELSEWHERE: Why Do People Pay Money To See A Movie They Don’t Plan To Watch?

Over at The Dissolve -- and excellent new film site you should be reading, by the...

August 22, 2013

“Finding Nemo” didn’t lie to your kids; Pixar just chose to focus on deeper truths

Should Finding Nemo have been about a father and son hermaphrodite couple?

August 21, 2013

Defeating Gnostic Forces In Fantasy Fiction

“Star Wars” and “Firebird” space-opera author Kathy Tyers shares how God rebooted her own theological...

August 15, 2013

ELSEWHERE: Tragic Texts, Tragic Art

Corporate sponsorship. Public service announcement. These are terms that would not seem to go hand-in-hand...

August 09, 2013

10 Reasons Cormac McCarthy and Ridley Scott’s “The Counselor” is Probably Going to be Terrible

I love Cormac McCarthy, a lot. Ever since I read Blood Meridian for a Freshman Composition class...

August 03, 2013

God and Country Music: The Musical Stylings of the Film Mud

Earlier this month, my wife and I got the chance to see Mud, a film...

August 02, 2013

ELSEWHERE: The First Cat Video Ever Made Dates Back to the Dawn of Film

Grumpy Cat. The Stalking Cat. Maru. Each one is a cat that has achieved celebrity...

August 02, 2013

Canceling the Apocalypse? Cosmic Monsters and Tiny Humans in ‘Pacific Rim’

To what extent does Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim hew to H. P. Lovecraft's cosmicism,...

July 2013

July 29, 2013

Finding Super-Blessings Among Cinematic Bombs

“Hollywood only wants money.” “Superheroes glorify violence.” Among these super-criticisms, don’t miss God’s common graces.

July 26, 2013

“Silver Linings” and Other Stories We Tell About Mental Illness

Many assume that mental illness is an objective phenomenon, isolated within individual bodies that behave...

July 22, 2013

ELSEWHERE: “Dear Mr. Watterson” Explores The Ongoing Legacy Of “Calvin & Hobbes”

I think that for people of a certain generation, the comic pages have been forever...

July 16, 2013

ELSEWHERE: Soar with New ‘Dragons’ Teaser

With its first promo for How to Train Your Dragon’s forthcoming 2014 sequel, Dreamworks Animation...

July 16, 2013

Before Midnight Hits Home: A Married Couple Discusses The Film

Amy and Jack Peterson review the newest film in Richard Linklater's "Before" series, "Before Midnight,"...

July 12, 2013

Breaking News: ‘Faith-Based’ Films Take On Hollywood

So Rick Santorum wants to help make spiritual-type movies, yet good ones. Where have we...

July 09, 2013

Superman: Not Just a Man, but a Just Man

"Whether or not Christians feel comfortable thinking of Superman as a Christ-figure, we can at...

June 2013

June 25, 2013

Buzz-Kill Batman & the Myth of the Lone Hero

By David Dunham I can’t imagine that Batman would be very much fun at a...

June 21, 2013

The Moviegoer: Man of Steel in Awesome, if not Guiding, Beams of Light

Each week in The Moviegoer, Nick Olson examines new and upcoming films. In Zack Snyder's Man...

June 19, 2013

Studios are Selling Man of Steel, But Should Churches Be Buying?

While Man of Steel producers are hoping that they've got another blockbuster on their...

June 12, 2013

CaPC Mag, Issue #5: Befriending Muslims, Human Nature in Star Trek, and Much More!

This week, CaPCMag focuses on views of human nature and how they affect our world.

June 11, 2013

The Kiddy Pool: Will Smith And His Family Are Superheroes. What’s Your Family Metaphor?

"Our families define us, and we define them, mapping out a microcosm of our vision...

May 2013

May 31, 2013

The Moviegoer: Ride or Die? A Fast and Furious 6 Conversation

Each week in The Moviegoer, Nick Olson examines new and upcoming films. Editor's Note: If you're...

May 23, 2013

Star Trek Into Misogynistic Darkness?

In scenes like that, and thousands of others, women are taught, "This is what you...

May 17, 2013

The Moviegoer: The Colossal Vitality of Baz Luhrmann’s Great Gatsby Illusion

Each week in The Moviegoer, Nick Olson examines new and upcoming films. I went into Baz...

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