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June 2015

June 14, 2015

Halfway Through 2015: What’s Your Favorite Music So Far?

So far, 2015 has been an impressive non-stop parade of great albums. I could easily...

February 2015

February 21, 2015

Oscars 2015: Listen to My Discussion and Debate with Dr. Jeff Keuss, Novelist Jennie Spohr, and Producer Anna Miller

Finally... an Oscar year that brings some much needed focus to a subject sorely overlooked...

December 2014

December 21, 2014

Christmas, Calling, Carols, and #Ferguson: Jeff Keuss Hosts a Conversation with Rev. Richard Dahlstrom, Dr. Brian Bantum, Anna Miller, and Myself (with Music from Eric Miller)

What can we learn from Mary, the mother of Christ, that can help us understand...

May 2014

May 01, 2014

Podcast: Listen as a Theology Professor, an English Professor, an Ordained Minister, and a Film Critic Talk About That Noah Movie

Did the theologian think the movie was "un-Biblical"? Did the English professor think the "rock...

May 21, 2013

Podcast: What Do Tony Stark, Bruce Wayne, and Jay Gatsby Have in Common?

Two posts back, I gave you a challenge: Close your eyes. If I say the...

October 2012

October 31, 2012

Your Favorite Wes Anderson Movie: Which One… and Why?

Which Wes Anderson movie is your favorite? And why? I want to know. And if...

February 2012

February 18, 2012

Oscars: What will win? What should win? Come on. There are better questions.

Once a year, at the Kindlings Muse - a live panel discussion that takes place...

February 09, 2012

Listen to a podcast discussion of The Tree of Life at The Kindlings Muse.

Here's the podcast recording of the discussion I had about Terrence Malick's The Tree of...

September 2011

September 06, 2011

Monday Night is Malick Night!

Next Monday evening in Seattle, you're invited to a live podcast discussion of the films...

November 2010

November 03, 2010

The Kindlings Muse Podcast on the Election… I Mean, on Zombies and Vampires

“Oh the Horrors!" What's the best way to regain perspective after election-week madness? Listen in...

June 2009

June 09, 2009

Day-making Email about “Auralia’s Colors” and The Kindlings Muse

Two years ago at this time, I was frantic to wrap up revisions on Auralia's...

September 2008

September 22, 2008

The Kindlings Muse Movie Show is Back!

After taking the summer off, I was happy to reunite with the team for another...

June 2008

June 17, 2008

God and Hollywood: Have Movies Improved Since “The Passion of the Christ”

One week ago, beer-drinkin' believers gathered at Hale's Brewery in Seattle to discuss The Passion...

June 12, 2008

The Kindlings Muse Reviews “Prince Caspian,” “Indiana Jones,” “Mongol,” and More

For all of those people who wrote to me asking, "What do you think of...

June 08, 2008

Change We Can Believe In… At the Movies

The Passion of the Christ inspired speculation—in Christian and mainstream media—that things might be changing...

May 2008

May 27, 2008

Kindlings Muse at the Movies: Iron Man, Standard Operating Procedure, I’m Not There, and many more…

A couple of weeks ago, Dick Staub, Jennie Spohr, Greg Wright, and I discussed Iron...

May 22, 2008

Ebert defends Indy’s Standing-O; C.S. Lewis on Mysticism

Indy's standing-o Indiana Jones IV got a standing ovation at Cannes. And Ebert thinks it...

April 2008

April 11, 2008

The Kindlings Muse on “U23D” and Many More…

At The Kindlings Muse, you can now download the latest podcast conversation about movies between...

March 2008

March 18, 2008

“The Bonofication of Christianity”

Don't miss this podcast of Dr. Jeff Keuss and Nigel Goodwin as they discuss Bono...

February 2008

February 19, 2008

The Browser 2/19: Engagement Sandra Bullock-style. Anne Lamott. Kindlings Muse.

Best Engagement Story Ever? My friend Tara Mansbridge and I had an extensive IM chat...

February 07, 2008

Staub, Wright, Spohr, and Me… It’s The Kindlings Muse on the Best Films of 2007!

Come on over to Hales Brewery, pour yourself a pint, and eavesdrop on my conversations...

December 2007

December 07, 2007

The Kindlings Muse: A conversation about… yeah, you guessed it…

Okay, my apologies to those who are sick of hearing about The Golden Compass. For...

November 2007

November 23, 2007

The Kindlings Muse: Gone Baby Gone, Michael Clayton, Amazing Grace, No Country for Old Men, and More

Author and radio star Dick Staub hosted another engaging, spirited discussion of movies over at...

October 2007

October 19, 2007

Jesse James, Stardust, Away from Her, Zodiac, The Lives of Others, Outsourced, Into Great Silence… a roundtable discussion.

In the latest discussion at The Kindlings Muse, Dick Staub stirs up discussion of new...

September 2007

September 21, 2007

The Kindlings Muse on Fairy Tales, L’Engle, Tolkien, Lewis, and “Auralia’s Colors”

Did you miss The Kindlings Muse on Monday night? Now you can listen in! The...

September 10, 2007

Fantasy and Myth at a Seattle Brewery

Would you like an evening with... -great ale -good company -and a lot of stimulating...

February 2007

February 28, 2007

What happens when four Christians talk about movies in a bar?

The Kindlings Muse ... it's the Oscar party you missed! Close your eyes, picture yourself...

February 28, 2007

Dick Staub on “Pan’s Labyrinth” and “Amazing Grace”

When I first met Dick Staub, he was a Christian radio talk-show host who knew...