THE GOD OF WILD PLACES: A Review
We’ve sequestered death, pushed it off to arm’s length. […] Hunting has changed that for me in a way that religion never did.…
Where Religion Meets Pop Culture
Where Religion Meets Pop Culture
We’ve sequestered death, pushed it off to arm’s length. […] Hunting has changed that for me in a way that religion never did.…
Let’s get this out of the way first: At the Drive-In were one of the most important bands in my life. They altered…
“We see a lot of war movies. We don’t really see a lot of movies about veterans,” said first time writer/director and Army…
For a generation of comedy fans, The Kids in the Hall gave us permission – not simply to laugh at life’s absurdities but…
The second season of Love Victor is now streaming on Hulu. In case you haven’t been camped out at your television during the…
In the latest episode of the Killer Serials podcast, Tony Jones and Ryan Parker discuss the finale of the HBOMax limited series, Beartown. They…
Thanks to Alexander Carpenter of the Beatitudes Society and The Spectrum blog for steering me toward this great article from Christianity Today. A…
Robert Redford’s Sundance Channel has become the first cable network to intentionally devote a portion of its weekly primetime broadcasting to “green programming.…
Here are some clips from Michael Moore’s Sicko that feature former labour MP Tony Benn and his thoughts on democracy and healthcare.
For his most recent film, Sicko, Michael Moore turns his skeptical, investigative eye towards the health care system in the United States. The…
While it’s nice to find images of truth, beauty, redemption, etc. in popular culture, it’s also a blessing to be reminded of their…
Most people give me a funny look when I tell them my area of study. Their questions echo Nathanael’s comment to Phillip in…
Mark my words, Brad Bird can do no wrong…cinematically speaking of course. Following the success of The Iron Giant (see May 7 post),…
I seem to be encountering a string of films that, on the surface, have loads of potential but, unfortunately, don’t quite live up…
Filmed on location in the rainforests of Costa Rica, The Blue Butterfly offers stunning close-ups of insect and reptile life as it tells…
In the latest episode of the Killer Serials podcast, Tony Jones and Ryan Parker discuss the finale of the HBOMax limited series, Beartown. They…
We’ve sequestered death, pushed it off to arm’s length. […] Hunting has changed that for me in a way that religion never did.…
It might sound like a weird question, but what comes first, perception or storytelling? The two are so intricately interwoven that by the…
Already vying for our favorite comic of the year, Judas (Boom! Studios), a four-issue series from writer Jeff Loveness and artist Jakub Rebelka. In it’s short…
Patrick Gray and Justin Skeesuck completed the Camino de Santiago in 2014. What set them apart from their fellow pilgrims is that Patrick…