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June 2014

June 06, 2014

Edge of Tomorrow both numbs and entertains

What does, in fact, kill you, makes you stronger

May 2014

May 23, 2014

Best X Ever

The X-Men are all grown up.

May 16, 2014

Putting “God” back into Godzilla

He’s back

May 02, 2014

Spidey makes a welcome return to the big screen

A sequel with purpose.

May 01, 2014

CAST INTERVIEW: The new Spider-Man digs deeper

“We’re all trying to do our best”

April 2014

April 04, 2014

Captain America becomes a hero for the 21st century

Unoriginal, but relevant and plenty of fun.

March 2014

March 21, 2014

We Are All Divergent

The utopia of unity in diversity.

March 14, 2014

Driving Fast with Nowhere to Go

An entire movie based on driving fast and not getting caught.

February 2014

February 10, 2014

Liam Neeson Punches Death

Existentialist dread of death and wolves.

January 2014

January 17, 2014

Jack Ryan, God, and the Cold War

Whose side is God on in the new Cold War?

January 10, 2014

Lone Survivor: The Good War

Brutal and difficult, this is one of the most surprising, and best, American war movies...

December 2013

December 25, 2013

Grudge Match Teaches Forgiveness

A surprising story of second chances.

November 2013

November 22, 2013

Catching Fire, or, Why We Fight

Catching Fire is way better than The Hunger Games. It is also the newest and...

November 08, 2013

Thor’s World is Becoming Cliche

Is the newest Thor film representative of where the Avengers franchise is going?

October 2013

October 11, 2013

Captain Phillips: Piracy, Courage, and Studies in Leadership

Tom Hanks, servant leader, outwits pirates.

September 2013

September 15, 2013

A Warrior Fights to Come Home

A surprisingly moving story about suffering and forgiveness.

August 2013

August 23, 2013

Grandmaster, Your Kungfu is Weak

The Grandmaster fails

August 09, 2013

2 Guns and Lots of Swag

Mark and Denzel take on the world with a pair of pistols. . . and...

August 09, 2013

From the Earth to ‘Elysium’

What if the earth isn’t worth inheriting?

August 09, 2013

Percy Jackson and the Savage Critics

Percy isn't nearly as bad as the critics say, but not nearly as good as...

July 2013

July 26, 2013

The Wolverine and the Curse of Immortality

The burden of immortality. Also, ninjas!

July 12, 2013

Pacific Rim: There be Monsters (and Robots)

A movie about large robots punching large monsters that manages to be deeper and better...

July 03, 2013

The Lone Ranger: Pirates of the Old West

Jack Sparrow on a horse. Trains go boom. Is vigilantism justified?

June 2013

June 24, 2013

Man of Steel: Clark and Kal-El More Interesting Than Superman

It’s been said that every hero is a type of Christ, so meet the newest...

June 21, 2013

“World War Z”: The Undead with a Dash of Humanity

Love, sacrifice, and zombies.

June 14, 2013

Man of Steel: Powerful enough to entertain

Review of Man of Steel directed by Zach Snyder By COYLE NEAL The Superman story...

June 12, 2013

After Earth’s Absence of Emotion

Review of After Earth, Directed by M. Night Shyamalan If a naïve and unassuming moviegoer were...

June 03, 2013

Iron Man 3 and the Obsession with Scientific Progress

Review of Iron Man 3, Directed by Shane Black The United States is a technologically-obsessed...

May 2013

May 31, 2013

‘Now You See Me’ has no magic

Review of Now You See Me, Directed by Louis Leterrier Now You See Me follows...

May 17, 2013

Star Trek Into Moral Leadership

Review of Star Trek Into Darkness, Directed by J. J. Abrams A confession: I am...