‘The Silver Chalice’ and the Bible in our Minds
If one stores a collection of images of a particular literary figure, or setting, or style of costume, that collection is not stored…
Notes on ‘Exodus: Gods and Kings’
Ryan Parker already has an excellent review of this film, which actually involves interviews with Christian Bale and Ridley Scott. Not being able…
Left Behind: It’s as Bad as We Feared
Left Behind is an awful movie. I expected it to be awful on the theological level; I was hoping it wouldn’t be awful…
The Sixties Were Groovy — But So Is Today
Last week, my parents celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. This was a beautiful moment for my family as we gathered with friends in…
Notes on ‘Godzilla’
For a good full review of the film, see Andrew O’Heir on Salon.com 1.) Sometimes whether or not you like a movie may…
Cross-Watching ‘Looking’ and ‘Tales of the City’
Perhaps it’s fitting for a television show located in San Francisco that such a fault line should have formed through the HBO series…
How do I love my neighbor Phil?
In a previous post outlining the homophobic comments of Phil Robertson, prior to the controversial GQ article that got him suspended from…
Phil Robertson Comes Out
The news is splashed all over the Internet today about Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson’s homophobic and racist comments in the January 2014…
Duck Dynasty Blog #10: ‘Quack-O-Lantern’
The Set-Up: It’s Halloween at the Duck Commander headquarters Hilarity Ensues: As with many of the situations on Duck Dynasty, this episode’s conflict…