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July 2025

July 31, 2025

‘Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Comes With Fantastic Messages

The Fantastic Four: First Steps is the best movie ever made about Marvel’s First Family....

December 2022

December 28, 2022

Watching God’s Favorite Films of 2022

What makes a good movie? It’s a hard question, and one I ask myself right...

July 2022

July 21, 2022

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

Thor: Love and Thunder is all about gods. Not God: gods. If you’ve seen it,...

May 2022

May 09, 2022

No Multiverse in No Vacancy, But It Offers a Strange, and Inspiring, Turn

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness gobbled up a whole multiverse of money this...

July 2021

July 09, 2021

Black Widow’s Quest for Redemption Might Make Her Marvel’s Best Hero

Natasha Romanoff never asked to be Black Widow. She wanted to be a butterfly;...

April 2021

April 12, 2021

Narnia Comes to ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’

Turkish Delight. It’s a candy, of course—a mixture of sugar and starch and tasty...

July 2019

July 05, 2019

Every Movie in the MCU Rated, from Worst to First

Spider-Man: Far from Home is like the “Scouring of the Shire” for the Marvel Cinematic...

May 2019

May 07, 2019

Endgame is All About Colossal Failure—and Second Chances

The dust is settling, the ash has blown away. And, inescapably, the internet is roaring...

April 2019

April 26, 2019

Everything I Needed to Know I Learned From the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Avengers: Endgame is here. Finally. The Marvel Cinematic Universe has been building toward this moment...

March 2019

March 08, 2019

Captain Marvel Isn’t a Great Movie. But it has a Great Message

Captain Marvel is … just fine. It’s fun. It’s entertaining. It’s got a very likable...

November 2018

November 26, 2018

Daredevil is Television’s Bloodiest, and Best, Show About Faith

The third season of Netflix’s Daredevil begins with a black baptism. Its first few seconds...

November 12, 2018

What Society (and Christianity) Can Learn From Stan Lee

Comic-book legend Stan Lee died today at the age of 95. While most of us...

June 2018

June 17, 2018

Marvel v. Pixar: The Infinity and Beyond War

Buzz Lightyear versus Iron Man? Mr. Incredible versus Captain America? Though Disney owns both Pixar...

April 2018

April 30, 2018

Recovering From (and Finding Hope In) Avengers: Infinity War

I saw Avengers: Infinity War last week. I’m still recovering. If you’re like me, read...

April 18, 2018

Why Captain America Must Die

Captain America Not-so-secret alias: Steve Rogers Starred in: Captain America: The First Avenger; Captain America:...

April 12, 2018

The Incredible Hulk and the Terrific, Terrifying Power of Faith

Hulk Not-so-secret alias: Bruce Banner Played by: Edward Norton, Mark Ruffalo Starred in: The Incredible...

April 06, 2018

Why Iron Man’s the Perfect Imperfect Hero

This is the first of a series of blogs I'm posting in advance of Avengers:...

April 03, 2018

Avengers, Assemble! Finding Faith in Marvel’s Mightiest Superheroes

Twenty-four days. That's when Disney and Marvel will officially release Avengers: Infinity War—a movie boasting...

February 2018

February 16, 2018

Why Black Panther’s The Movie We Need Right Now

T'Challa's in heaven, or something close to it. The newly crowned king of Wakanda stands...

July 2017

July 07, 2017

Spider-Man: Homecoming Proves That Superhero Movies Have Never Been Better. (But It Can’t Last.)

Years from now—nay, decades—film historians will look back at 2017, rub their graying goatees, adjust...

May 2017

May 04, 2017

7 Hungry Sins to Watch For in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 doesn't dilly dally. The film opens with an action...

November 2016

November 07, 2016

Doctor Strange Is The Most Religious Superhero Movie Ever

Superheroes have always been religious. But Marvel's great, trippy new movie Doctor Strange takes superhero...

May 2016

May 14, 2016

I Am Iron Man

Team Cap or Team Iron Man? Captain America: Civil War practically demands its fans to...

May 06, 2016

Why Captain America: Civil War Works (And Why Batman v Superman Didn’t)

Captain America: The Civil War might just be Disney/Marvel's best superhero movie yet. It's fun....

August 2015

August 10, 2015

Fantastic Four: Proof That Not Every Superhero Needs a Dark Reboot

Reed Richards feels really, really bad for what he did to Ben Grimm. He tells...

May 2015

May 06, 2015

Orson Welles, Ultron and a Longing for Home

If he was alive, Orson Welles would've celebrated his 100th birthday today. Perhaps he'd celebrate...

May 04, 2015

Age of Ultron May Be the Most Spiritual Superhero Movie Yet

Avengers: Age of Ultron has been out for, oh, about 90 seconds, and already you’re...

April 2015

April 30, 2015

Are the Avengers Religious?

Superhero stories often have religious oomph to them. It's only natural, really: You're dealing with...

March 2015

March 23, 2015

The Apostles are Like The Avengers. (Just Not As Ripped.)

Yeah, it was only a matter of time before this happened. Nothing like an Avengers

September 2014

September 08, 2014

Drax, Autism and a Different Sort of Hero

Have you ever gone to a movie, seen a character on screen and said, “Hey!...