We Have Met the Aliens and They Is Us*
Richard Lindsay reviews the latest summer blockbuster, Cowboys and Aliens. More after the jump.
Crazy Stupid
Looking to Hollywood for marriage or relationship advice is about as foolish a task as you could possibly undertake. On the other hand,…
It’s All Over
Richard Lindsay and I finally get around to posting our thoughts on the latest Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows:…
They Eat their Young, Don’t They?
In preparation for an upcoming sermon I’m giving on Jacob wrestling with the angel, I’ve been re-reading some Old Testament commentary. In one…
Quo Vadis: Forgotten Classic of the Sword-and-Sandal Genre
Along with The Sign of the Cross (Paramount, 1932) and The Robe (20th Century Fox, 1953), Quo Vadis (MGM, 1951) is one of…
On Religious Tradition and Ecstasy (the drug)
The basic premise of Holy Rollers is interesting enough: an Orthodox Jew gets involved in an international ecstasy smuggling ring. Directors could have…
‘The Tree of Life’: A Cosmic Melodrama
After some technical difficulties and a “tree of life” experience of my own, I can finally post my and Richard’s conversation about/review of…
A Disturbing Mix
It’s hard to pinpoint exactly what kind of film The Handmaid is. It’s definitely a good one, but is it a drama, a…
The First (and Best) Class
This review of X-Men: First Class is somewhat delayed…but then again, a week on the beaches in Kauai tends to derail much creative…


