Atoning for Trouble
“If forgiveness is not important, what is?” This is just one of several theological questions that the film Troubled Water raises. Released on…
Read Them, Read Them, Read Them!
Due to the volcanic ash cloud’s disruption of my wife’s arrival to the UK, I had some extra time on my hands and…
If You Liked the First One…
Confession: I loved the first Iron Man film. In my mind, Jon Favreau crafted a pitch-perfect superhero film that didn’t take itself too…
Great Drama in Action Clothing
Like many of you, my Netflix Queue is a mile long. Some films have been at the top of that list or hovering…
Act Now! For Only $9.99
What is the meaning of life? What if I told you you could find out for only $9.99? Too good to be true? …
TOYING WITH GOD: A Review
When most of us think of religious toys and games, we probably go straight to the satirical…the Looking Good for Jesus makeup kit,…
Slapped Senseless
Exploitation films of the ’60s and ’70s are a fascinating study. Are they exploitative, as the genre asserts? Are they liberating? Both? A…
Oh That Lady!
From cultural, theological, and moral perspectives, the Studio Era of Hollywood is a fascinating study. On one hand, conservative viewers might praise the…
Epic Fail
If anything, the mechanical owl in the original Clash of the Titans signaled a level of fun and playfulness. These filmmakers weren’t taking…