Category: audio reviews
For an actor with many “defining” roles to his name, this is one of his greatest.
Disgruntled Korean War vet Walt Kowalski finds himself working to reform his neighbor, a young Hmong teenager, who tries to steal his prized possession: a 1972 Gran Torino. What seems like a simple story deftly touches on many cultural issues and ends with a timeless, resonant conclusion.
The audio exploration below contains spoilers and assumes you’ve seen the film as we look deeper into the timeless truths and applicability.
“Many are called, but few are chosen” – Jesus, Matthew 22 “He said only the chosen must go, those who have heard the call.” – Caleb Koestler, KNOWING (For the introduction to our series on KNOWING,…
Andrew Stanton wrote and directed the film WALL-E for Pixar and is a professing Christian. I found his quotes regarding the film and its symbolism intriguing and they featured largely in a recent Film and…
God. War. Religion. Intelligent Design. Evolution. Just a few issues that everyone agrees on. Riiiiight… Two documentaries came out in 2008 grappling with these from differing perspectives on religion, evolution, atheism, and the source of…
There are many reasons why The Dark Knight was the best 2008 had to offer… and why I’m boycotting the Oscars for snubbing it save for a nod to Heath Ledger. There at so many…
On a snowy Seattle night in late December, “Pushing Daisies” fans braved the icy road warnings and packed into Mars Hill | Lake City to see actor Lee Pace in a film and theology event…
Comic fans are debating which film was the best of 2008… the wonderful whimsy of the invincible Iron Man, or the deep delving into human nature that was definitely The Dark Knight? Relax, comic book guy,…
Sweeney Todd was a fictional character first appearing in penny dreadfuls in 1846. The “Demon Barber of Fleet Street” has seen several incarnations since then, from Stephen Sondheim to most recently Tim Burton’s film adaptation…
Love.
Obsession.
Delusion.
A devastating and heartrending take on grizzly bear activists Timothy Treadwell and Amie Huguenard, who were killed in October of 2003 while living among grizzlies in Alaska. I had a chance to look at this documentary and discuss the idea that – while we might think Treadwell is very different from us – we are perhaps more alike than we might want to consider.
The audio exploration of below contains spoilers and assumes you’ve seen the film as we look deeper into the timeless truths and applicability.