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May 2026

May 26, 2026

We need a good Odyssey

... but I don't know that Christopher Nolan's Odyssey will be it. That said, all we have...

May 19, 2026

Mortal Kombat 2: Can Video Game Movies Save Us?

This post reviews 2026's Mortal Kombat 2 and asks whether video game movies can save us...

July 2025

July 11, 2025

Blast from the Past

In a moment of nostalgia inspired by it being free to stream on Prime (with...

October 2022

October 18, 2022

Rings of Temptation

Review of the last episode of Season 1 of Amazon's "Rings of Power"

October 11, 2022

Rings of Friendship

Review of Episode 7 of "Rings of Power"

October 04, 2022

Rings of Rest

Review of Amazon's "Rings of Power," Episode 6

September 2022

September 27, 2022

Rings of Prophecy

Review of Episode 5 of Amazon's "Rings of Power"

September 20, 2022

Rings and Race

Review of Episode 4 of Amazon's "Rings of Power"

September 13, 2022

Still Holding on the Rings of Power

Review of Episode 3 of Amazon's "Rings of Power"

September 06, 2022

A holding pattern for the Rings of Power

Review of Amazon's "Rings of Power", Episodes 1 and 2

May 2018

May 11, 2018

Moody Teen Meets Mermaid in ‘Lu Over the Wall’

Energy went into the trippy animation rather than development of thinly sketched characters.

October 2017

October 13, 2017

Wonder Woman and the Problem of Human Nature

An excellent movie with much to say about human nature, and little to say about...

March 2016

March 01, 2016

The Gods of Egypt aren’t that impressive

Myth is powerful until it starts feeling like a videogame

February 2015

February 06, 2015

Jupiter Ascending: A Real Letdown

Jupiter Ascending was an awkward travesty of a movie — at times painful to watch,...

June 2014

June 13, 2014

Of Family and Training Dragons

This is Dreamworks' best franchise.

June 02, 2014

The Heresy of Noah, and why it’s still a good movie

This is what happens when you take Jesus out of the creation story.

May 2014

May 30, 2014

Maleficent Love

True love taught by an evil fairy godmother.

May 23, 2014

Best X Ever

The X-Men are all grown up.

February 2014

February 14, 2014

The Disappointment of Winter’s Tale

A bad movie makes a mockery of a brilliant book.

January 2014

January 22, 2014

This Week on Sleepy Hollow: It’s the End of the World as We Know It!

...and I feel fine.

December 2013

December 30, 2013

Smaug is the one bright spot in ‘Desolation’

Peter Jackson’s playtime in Middle Earth is fun, but lacks heart.

December 25, 2013

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty: Our Understated Habit of Daydreaming

Big dreams in everyday life.

December 13, 2013

The Hobbit: Second Verse, Better Than the First

A welcome return to Middle Earth.

December 11, 2013

This Week on Sleepy Hollow: Family Matters

Family is a good thing, but it won't save you.

November 2013

November 27, 2013

Sacred and Profane Places in Sleepy Hollow

Should Christians be afraid of Haunted Houses?

November 22, 2013

Doctor Who: My Best Friend is a Pagan God

Happy 50th birthday to the lonely god in a blue box.

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 20, 2013

Truth and History in Sleepy Hollow—Who needs it?

In which the writers play fast and loose with historical accuracy, again, some more, and...

November 13, 2013

This Week on Sleepy Hollow: Loneliness, the Local Church, & Beheadings Galore

True believers stick together. (Also: Paul Revere.)

November 08, 2013

Thor’s World is Becoming Cliche

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