Inter-Species Peacekeeping
I was just as surprised as everyone else by the success of 2011’s Rise of the Planet of the Apes. The latest installment of…
The Mystery Continues
A few weeks ago, I praised the first installment of Jeff Vandermeer’s The Southern Reach Trilogy, Annihilation. Thankfully, I didn’t have to wait long for…
Long Train Runnin’
I thought I had seen the best action-adventure sci-fi film of the summer in Edge of Tomorrow. It’s good, but not as wildly imaginative…
The Leftovers: Cynics, Fools, and Prophetic Hyperbole
Yesterday morning at church, we discussed Jacques Lacan‘s notions of the cynic and the fool and their application to the Jesus narrative. In…
If At First You Don’t Succeed…
It’s hard to believe that Edge of Tomorrow didn’t fare better at the box office over the weekend. I know The Fault in Our…
Victim and Violator
If an origin story is done well, it often gives us the opportunity to consider a familiar tale in a new light. The…
One of the Best Yet
After a disappointing experience with Godzilla, X-Men: Days of Future Past set the summer blockbuster ship aright. With a strong script, a surprise performance, and…
Risking Change
Disney’s no stranger to inspirational sports films (Miracle, Invincible, and The Rookie, to name a few). Their latest, Million Dollar Arm, while inspirational, feels…
