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May 2013

May 16, 2013

Podcast #120: Gatsby, The New Wave Of Complementarianism, and Bangladesh

Click here to listen! This week, editor-in-chief Richard Clark, associate editor Ben Bartlett and writer...

May 14, 2013

The Kiddy Pool: Re-reading Gatsby (Careless People and Beautiful Little Fools)

"The problem with reading the book at age 15 was that I, a privileged idealist...

May 13, 2013

Is Iron Man More Ethical Than Captain America?

"If one can disarm another of his powers if he misuses them, then that is...

May 10, 2013

The Moviegoer: Exorcising Iron Man’s Demons

Each week in The Moviegoer, Nick Olson examines new and upcoming films. Sometimes, amidst the explosions,...

May 03, 2013

ELSEWHERE: Expelled for Atheists

Do you all remember that documentary Expelled with Ben Stein? If you don't, it was...

May 03, 2013

The Moviegoer: The Renovative View From Up on Poppy Hill

Each week in The Moviegoer, Nick Olson examines new and upcoming films. During an early scene...

May 01, 2013

Have mainstream critics ignored the “Christian message” in Terrence Malick’s “To the Wonder”?

In a piece that's been passed around quite a bit, Damon Linker suggests that film...

April 2013

April 26, 2013

The Moviegoer: Tracking the Legacy of Tragic Secrets in The Place Beyond the Pines

Each week in The Moviegoer, Nick Olson examines new and upcoming films. An essential image in...

April 04, 2013

The Moviegoer: Terrence Malick’s “To the Wonder” and Psalmic Yearning

Each week in The Moviegoer, Nick Olson examines new and upcoming films. I stretch out my...

April 03, 2013

Five Ways to Enjoy May

April is, if not the cruelest, at least one of the slowest months in pop-culture...

March 2013

March 28, 2013

The Moviegoer: This is [Not] a Film

Each week in The Moviegoer, Nick Olson examines new and upcoming films. Editor's Note: This is...

March 27, 2013

The Landslide of Terror: Living in This Present Darkness

This week I was leisurely skimming through music performances on YouTube. It was nice, one...

March 21, 2013

Taylor Swift, Anne Hathaway, Their Brutal Detractors, and the Struggle for Identity

"Our grossly inflated perceptions of celebrities as one-dimensional figures are really questions about identity: Are...

March 14, 2013

The Moviegoer: “Planet of Snail” and When the Darkness and Silence are with God

Each week in The Moviegoer, Nick Olson examines new and upcoming films. Editor's Note: Planet of...

March 14, 2013

Oz: Goodness, Greatness, and Power

Sometimes the best way to view the man behind the curtain is through the lens...

March 07, 2013

The Moviegoer: The Side Effects of Hopelessness

Each week in The Moviegoer, Nick Olson examines new and upcoming films. ***Spoiler Alert*** Set with...

February 2013

February 21, 2013

The Moviegoer: Memorable 2012 Moviegoing

Each week in The Moviegoer, Nick Olson examines new and upcoming films. Confession: I love lists....

February 15, 2013

Notes from the Margins: White People Problems

"Hollywood loves a good disaster movie, but only if they can cast certain stars, ones...

February 14, 2013

The Moviegoer: Marriage Made Strange

Each week in The Moviegoer, Nick Olson examines new and upcoming films. This week, Image released...

February 07, 2013

The Moviegoer: ‘Margaret’ and the Difficulty of Responding to Life’s Traumas

Each week in The Moviegoer, Nick Olson examines new and upcoming films. There's a recurring scene...

February 01, 2013

Notes from the Margins: Hushpuppy, Stereotypes, and the Kingdom of God

"We can’t immerse ourselves in the miracles without first confronting the grim realities of our...

January 2013

January 31, 2013

The Moviegoer: Zero Dark Thirty and the Question of “Real Tradecraft”

Each week in The Moviegoer, Nick Olson examines new and upcoming films. During a typical urgency-inducing...

January 25, 2013

Hopefully, The Force Will Be Strong with J.J. Abrams

All criticisms aside, let's hope that the Force is strong with this one, and that...

January 24, 2013

The Moviegoer: Hobbitses, Les Misérables, and Grace Notes Not Quite in Harmony

Each week in The Moviegoer, Nick Olson examines new and upcoming films. The Hobbit (Peter Jackson)...

January 15, 2013

In Which Jodie Foster Feels All The Things

Sunday night I watched the Golden Globes. I could tell I was in a...

January 10, 2013

The Moviegoer: Is Irresistance Futile? Of Silver Linings and Unchaining Django

Each week in The Moviegoer, Nick Olson examines new and upcoming films. Silver Linings Playbook (David...

January 10, 2013

A Dubious Review of Matt Damon’s New Film about Fracking

Washington Times writer Joy Overbeck lambasted Matt Damon's new film, The Promised Land, as little more than...

January 07, 2013

Our Favorite Films of 2012

The Christ and Pop Culture writers got together and hashed out our list of the...

January 03, 2013

The Moviegoer: 25 Memorable Moments from 2012 Moviegoing

Inspired by Aren of the Brothers Bergstrom film critic triumvirate, I've decided to share several...

December 2012

December 24, 2012

I am George Bailey: ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ and Obsession With Personal Achievement

I am George Bailey. Well, at least that's what my wife tells me whenever...

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