Conviction and Witness
A couple weeks ago I shared an article from Reel Spirituality on an approach to reviewing movies that is not criticizing, but is approaching a movie as an exploration and us as the movie-goer as an explorer. This article was…
Stop Criticizing, Start Exploring
I’ve never went on one of those multi-stringed Twitter rants before. However, there is a first time for anything and I have officially entered that not-so-exclusive club. The straw that broke the camel’s back was an article at an unnamed…
Wednesday Web Link – Cinemagogue Tackles ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’
We might be preaching to the choir a little bit on this Wednesday Web Link, considering myself and Fizz are highly influenced and were inspired by the work of James Harleman and his website, Cinemagogue. James was a formative influence…
Wednesday Web Link – The Cathedral and the Movie Theater
The movie theater has a lot in common with the cathedral/church gathering space. Sunday morning and nights at the movies are some of the only places left in modern culture where we can get people to show up, sit down,…
Wednesday Web Link – Cinema’s Dismal Look at The American Dream
James Truslow Adams said of the “American Dream”, a set of ethos laid out by the Declaration of Independence, “[L]ife should be better and richer and fuller for every man, with opportunity for each according to his ability or achievement.”…
Wednesday Web Link – Selma and Seeing History Through Our Own Lens
The new Civil Rights drama from Ava DuVernay, Selma, starring David Oyelowo as Martin Luther King Jr., is set for a wide release this weekend after a limited release in December. The movie has not been without its controversy since…
Wednesday Web Link – Why the “Hunger Games” Is About Racism
The Wednesday Web Link is our weekly feature on an article from the whole internets that is not only movie related, but a movie related article that makes you think deeper about the movies and TV you are watching. If…
Wednesday Web Link – What Influences the Films We See
The Wednesday Web Link is our weekly feature on an article from the whole internets that is not only movie related, but a movie related article that makes you think deeper about the movies and TV you are watching. If…
Wednesday Web Link – 4 Characters You Will Meet In Any Faith-Based Movie
The Wednesday Web Link is our weekly feature on an article from the whole internets that is not only movie related, but a movie related article that makes you think deeper about the movies and TV you are watching. If…
Wednesday Web Link – MST3K: The Weirding Of Film
The Wednesday Web Link is our weekly feature on an article from the whole internets that is not only movie related, but a movie related article that makes you think deeper about the movies and TV you are watching. If…