Looking Closer
Woo hoo! Rod Dreher’s review of WALL-E has me ready to run out and see it a third time. Or write a book about it. Or something. The following contains SPOILERS, so don’t say I didn’t warn you… (more…) Read more
Woo hoo! Rod Dreher’s review of WALL-E has me ready to run out and see it a third time. Or write a book about it. Or something. The following contains SPOILERS, so don’t say I didn’t warn you… (more…) Read more
[UPDATE: I have received a note of apology from Steven, who submitted the letter that I responded to below. My thanks to Steven for his humble reply.] I just received a letter from “a proud atheist” named Steven. He begins the letter with this quotation: “In fact, Nazi Germany is the thread that ties everything in the movie together. Evolution leads to atheism leads to eugenics leads to Holocaust and Nazi Germany.” – Christianity Today film critic Jeffrey Overstreet” Steven... Read more
from Julie: What do you eat at the movies? (more…) Read more
As noted earlier, the trailer for The Day The Earth Stood Still has arrived And MTV is talking to director Scott Derrickson. (more…) Read more
What Narnia’s Son of Adam (that is, Adamson) left out Christopher Howse at The Telegraph reports on the important stuff in C.S. Lewis‘s Prince Caspian that Andrew Adamson and his screenwriters left out: I wonder if audiences are looking out for the wrong things in the films of C.S Lewis’s Narnia books. The danger is simply to think “Aslan = Jesus”, and then to puzzle out how the one allegorically illuminates the other. – What men want Megan Basham asks,... Read more
I always take Ken Morefield‘s recommendations seriously. So, when I saw My Kid Could Paint That had arrived at my local video store, I started looking for an opportunity to rent it. Then, Tuesday night, I found it sitting on the DVD shelf of my local public library, and I snatched it up. Anne and I watched it late Tuesday night. We were riveted. I lay awake in bed thinking about it. I showed it to some friends on Wednesday.... Read more
I just received the latest issue of Christianity Today in the mail. The cover story: God is Not Dead Yet. You can read it here. Plus: A list of recommended reading on the existence of God. Also in this issue, you’ll find a review of Sam Phillips‘ new album Don’t Do Anything… by some guy who has the same name as me. Oh, and they picked a really cool portrait of Sam to post alongside it. Read more
Wow. The whole trip to Calvin’s Festival of Faith and Writing to speak about faith and art was worth it, just to read this reflection on the festival’s presentations. My thanks to Justin Boyer for his generous words. Read more
Wow. The whole trip to Calvin’s Festival of Faith and Writing to speak about faith and art was worth it, just to read this reflection on the festival’s presentations. My thanks to Justin Boyer for his generous words… (more…) Read more
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