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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...

June 2017

June 02, 2017

Four Fascinating Spiritual Messages in Wonder Woman

After the director gave us us a tortured Superman who kills, a sadistic Batman who...

March 2017

March 02, 2017

Hugh Jackman Leaving Logan Behind (But Not, Apparently, His Faith)

Logan tears into theaters this weekend, and I think it'll be 2017's first bona fide...

February 2017

February 06, 2017

Logan Was the Super Bowl’s Best Commercial, Claws Down

I dig superheroes, but I've never been a huge X-Men guy. I never read the...

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...

August 2016

August 24, 2016

What Six Members of Suicide Squad Have to Say About Faith

Say what you want about the fledgling cinematic universe of DC, it beats the spandex...

June 2016

June 30, 2016

Batman v Superman Has Issues: Daddy Issues

OK, most of us agree that Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice wasn't a great movie....

May 2016

May 14, 2016

I Am Iron Man

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

March 2016

March 22, 2016

Daredevil Goes to Church

The chase ends in a church. It's the culmination of a frantic running confrontation—one that...

November 2015

November 25, 2015

The New Captain America Movie Looks Intense … and Troubling

As we go into this holiday weekend, we all can take the opportunity to consider...

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...

July 2015

July 13, 2015

Batman v. Superman’s Super, and Spiritual, New Trailer

So the new Comic-Con trailer for Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice has been out...

May 2015

May 22, 2015

Daredevil: A Superhero in Samaria

I finished watching Netflix' saga Daredevil recently. And while some folks have mentioned that Netflix...

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...

April 27, 2015

How Good, Evil and Faith Intersect at the Aurora Shooting Trial

The Dark Knight Rises, the most anticipated movie of the year, was opening at midnight...

April 16, 2015

Daredevil: Truth and Consequences

Binge watching is the bane of a harried entertainment critic. Some of you have watched...

March 2015

March 29, 2015

Burning Bush 2.0: Two-Hundred Pages of Pop Profundity

I just got a box of books Friday. Not just of any book, but my...

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

February 2015

February 24, 2015

In Defense of Superheroes (And Their Movies)

Hollywood is ashamed of its superheroes. I got that vibe watching Sunday night's Oscars telecast,...

January 2015

January 26, 2015

Big Hero 6: Binary Love

Disney has given us some pretty unlikely heroes: A wooden marionette; a flying elephant; a...

September 2014

September 17, 2014

The Batmobile Should Not Have Gun Turrets

I do like me some Batman. Or, more fairly, I like me some Batmans. I...

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!...