Category: cinema reviews
Albeit a polarizing film for many, Man of Steel remains one of my favorite blockbusters of 2013. No, I don’t think the fight went on too long at the end… it’s the length I wanted…
by guest reviewer Andrew Thompson The Life of Pi is a stunning tale that takes us into the story of a young man adrift at sea with a Bengal tiger. It’s not only a tale…
I planned to do a review of Thor: The Dark World (and will) but was asked to be part of a podcast over at Reel World Theology with my friend Mikey Fissel. What ensues runs…
Paranoia debuted on Blu-ray and DVD this week, as well as a variety of other formats. While not the sharpest thriller tool in the cinematic toolshed, the rivalry between characters Goddard and Wyatt – played…
An anxiety-ridden Stark must deal with control issues in the third Iron Man film, the third installment in shell-head’s franchise spun into a pulpy throwback thriller. Following a showing of the film, I was able to…
If you’ve never heard of CRACKED.com, you don’t know what you’re missing. If you frequent CRACKED.com, shame on you:) Seriously, I stumbled upon one of their “After Hours” videos and, while there may be potentially…
It seems the new film by Alfonso Cuaron orbited into Australia’s view before I could feel the GRAVITY of the hit film starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney. Guest reviewer Ben McEachen gets the first…
“First rule of magic: always be the smartest person in the room.” On my recent Australian whirlwind tour, I shared a pint with Ben McEachen, who has written for Empire magazine and works at a…
I may have been traveling abroad teaching on gospel and culture, God’s story and pop culture, and doing film and theology events for Elysium, Wreck-it Ralph, and Paranoia, but ultimately my heart belongs to the…
It’s been a crazy couple of weeks for the CinemaGuy. When Mark Glenn – pastor of The Fields Church in Bowral, Australia – and I started dreaming about a Cinemagogue trip down under, I don’t…
“But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior…” – Philippians 3:20 My first thought sitting in the glow of credits following Elysium’s gripping climax? Well, that’ll preach. Neill Blomkamp’s latest science fiction entry…
NOTE: Wolverine stabs a LOT of people. Just go back and watch X2, or read any number of Wolverine comics. However, as the new film opens, The Wolverine has given up his life of howling…