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2022-12-04T14:20:47-06:00

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Spirited Is a New Christmas Classic. Here’s Why.

Last updated on: December 4, 2022 at 2:20 pm By Paul Asay

Bah. Humbug. So I might’ve said a few weeks ago to Spirited, yet another revision of A Christmas Carol. More than 100 versions of Charles Dickens’ classic have been made, featuring everyone from Bill Murray to Mickey Mouse. Hey, I love Scrooge and Tiny Tim as much as anyone. But we’ve seen it. The possibility of finding something new there? Well, that seems deader than a coffin nail. And then I actually saw Spirited, Apple TV+’s clever, musical addendum to... Read more

2022-11-11T11:56:16-06:00

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The Holy Grief of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Last updated on: November 11, 2022 at 11:56 am By Paul Asay

In superhero stories, death is often more of a temporary setback. Spider-Man was gone for five years after the events of Avengers: Infinity War and returned, no worse for wear. Doctor Strange died literally countless times in his first movie. Sure, Loki was killed with some permanence in Infinity War. But according to Disney+’s Loki, there are plenty more gods of mischief to be had. That’s one thing that makes Black Panther: Wakanda Forever so unusual—and, in its own way,... Read more

2022-11-04T07:11:24-06:00

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Causeway Is All About Healing—and Some Spiritual Cleansing, Too

Last updated on: November 4, 2022 at 7:11 am By Paul Asay

Causeway, Apple TV+’s new awards-season hopeful, is not a particularly religious movie. The only overt nod to faith came through a single cross dangling from a rear-view mirror. But Jennifer Lawrence’s latest film is still filled with spiritual themes: sin and redemption; pain and hope; salvation and second chances. And in the midst of it all flows one potent symbol: water. The film’s use of water is especially interesting, given that its main protagonist, Lynsey (played by Lawrence), just returned... Read more

2022-11-02T10:59:03-06:00

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Finding Pain, Purpose and Prayer in Till

Last updated on: November 2, 2022 at 10:59 am By Paul Asay

It was a simple prayer. It was offered with sincerity and conviction. Mamie Till just wanted God to protect her son while he’s down in Mississippi. She wanted him to come home. God is good, her friends assured her. God is merciful. He will protect the boy. So when her boy—14-year-old Emmett Till—comes back in a box, what is a mother to do? How can she reconcile a good God with her mangled son? How can she go on? That... Read more

2022-10-24T10:32:32-06:00

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Black Adam Holds Plenty of Power—and Some Original Sin

Last updated on: October 24, 2022 at 10:32 am By Paul Asay

Is Black Adam a good guy or a bad guy? The answer? Yes. And while that both/and answer manifests itself in a less-than-perfect movie, it comes with an interesting spiritual wrinkle. In the movie, Black Adam (played by perennial good guy Dwayne Johnson) hails from the ancient (and fictional) civilization of Kahndaq, which had its heyday around 5,000 years ago. He was known as Teth-Adam back then. And like the hero we know of as Shaza, he drew his powers... Read more

2022-09-25T11:35:05-06:00

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The Media Doesn’t Understand Religion. And That’s Bad for All of Us

Last updated on: September 25, 2022 at 11:35 am By Paul Asay

It’s a Sunday in September, and for lots of Americans, that means football. NBC’s Sunday Night Football has been the No. 1 show in primetime for the last 11 years, and tonight around 15 million of us will tune in tonight for a fairly ho-hum game between the Denver Broncos and San Francisco 49ers. Tens of millions more will watch at least one NFL game this week. Football is unquestioned king in the U.S., and the media knows it. About 5,000... Read more

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2022-09-09T14:50:26-06:00

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The Queen, the Crown and the Reason for All Things

Last updated on: September 9, 2022 at 2:50 pm By Paul Asay

Queen Elizabeth II died yesterday at the age of 96. She reigned for 70 years, beginning in 1953 when she was just 25. For most of us, she’d been the only British monarch we’d ever known. It’s hard to fathom how different the world was when her reign began—when an 18-year-old Elvis Presley cut his very first record, when Apple founder Steve Jobs was two years from being born. In a time sick with change, she was a constant. And... Read more

General Christian

2022-09-01T10:24:36-06:00

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There’s a Touch of Tolkien’s Faith in The Rings of Power

Last updated on: September 1, 2022 at 10:24 am By Paul Asay

Amazon’s Prime Video is set to trot out its lavish series, Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power this Friday. Amazon reportedly spent $465 million on the eight-episode series (making it the most expensive television show ever), and it looks it. The show’s not entirely true to J.R.R. Tolkien, from what I gather. It takes place in Middle Earth’s 3,000-year-long Second Age (The Lord of the Rings trilogy takes place in the Third), and most characters the casual Tolkien... Read more

General Christian

2022-08-08T17:42:51-06:00

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Luck Isn’t About Luck. It’s About Character.

Last updated on: August 8, 2022 at 5:42 pm By Paul Asay

It rains movies in August. The summer’s big blockbusters have come and gone, and studios are desperately trying to snag a few more ticket sales or a few more eyeballs on TV screens before the kids go back to school and footballs fill the air. And that can lead to some pleasant surprises. Take Luck, a G-rated animated film on Apple TV+. Admittedly, Luck comes with baggage before you even flip it on. Former Pixar wizard John Lasseter—who left Pixar... Read more

2022-07-21T15:51:07-06:00

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Thor: Love and Thunder is Quite Silly … and Quite Spiritual.

Last updated on: July 21, 2022 at 3:51 pm By Paul Asay

Thor: Love and Thunder is all about gods. Not God: gods. If you’ve seen it, you know. You see literally hundreds of them here—maybe thousands. They fill a massive auditorium in Omnipotence City, the decadent meeting place for galactic deities. Admittedly, earth seems to have way more than its fair share of representatives there: You see some Incan and Mayan gods at the corners, and the Greek god Zeus (played by a rather dough-like Russell Crowe) leads the whole caboodle,... Read more

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