Out of the Woods, Into the Clearing: The Transformation of Innocence in Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers & The Night of the Hunter
This piece was originally published on October 26, 2018 at Grindhouse Theology. With their permission, it is being republished here. The concept of innocence is unusual coming from a Judeo-Christian viewpoint. Many branches of Protestant thought incorporate some formulation of sin…
#171 – A Quiet Place and Affirming Life
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: We talk (quietly) about John Krasinski’s latest film, A Quiet Place. Boy did this one catch on. A Quiet Place found audiences that love horror and those who don’t, which leads…
#004 – Not-So-Despicable Gru
On this episode of the Reel World Theology Podcast: Gather the minions! This episode we tackle the animated movie Despicable Me 2. Which, by default, means that we also talk about Despicable Me. Which also means we talk about the…
The “Old Monsters U Try”
Monsters University Directed By Dan Scanlon Rated G Hello, I’m Tim Ingle and over at my site, Cartoons Got Saved, I explore animated films to find glimpses of the Gospel hidden in their stories. The site is mostly aimed at parents of…
How to Train Community
How to Train Your Dragon Directed By Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders Rated PG Hiccup: This is Berk. It snows nine months of the year, and hails the other three. Any food that grows here is tough and tasteless. The people…