Category: cinema reviews
So tell me do you wanna know… what James and David thought of The Greatest Showman? Besides the amazing production quality, the film explores the highs and lows of chasing your dreams and gives some…
What can The Karate Kid (the classic movie, not the forgettable remake) help us think through as it relates to mentoring and discipleship, committing to important projects/training/etc, and being able to trust the Lord even…
The Popcorn Theology team and I were joined once again by Dr. Marcus Ross, paleontologist and professor at Liberty University, to discuss the newest offering in the Jurassic franchise – Fallen Kingdom! This movie has been…
He said “I’ll be back”… and here we are! In our post on the 2018 film UPGRADE, we noted director Leigh Whannel’s inspirations which included 80s classics Robocop and The Terminator. Particularly of note, Whannel…
A brutal mugging leaves Grey Trace paralyzed in the hospital grieving great losses. A billionaire inventor offers Trace a cure — an artificial intelligence implant called STEM that will enhance his body. Now able to…
Hey dinosaur lovers! We “spared no expense” for a podcast review of Jurassic Park. In fact, we brought in a bonafide (bone-afide?) dinosaur expert, paleontologist and professor at Liberty University Dr. Marcus Ross. It’s really the…
A Long Time Ago, in a Century Far, Far Away… Prior to the turn of the century, I was mentored by a great guy who had a mind for film and theology, Mike Gunn, which…
“I am as light as a feather, I am as happy as an angel, I am as merry as a schoolboy. I am as giddy as a drunken man.” – Ebenezer Scrooge, A Christmas Carol…
I’ve been making the rounds of other faith-and-film podcasts, from Screenfish to Reel World Theology and Popcorn Theology. Sometimes it’s just easier and more fun to talk film – and faith – with friends! Sometimes…
Good Grief! I was SO impressed with the Peanuts movie that came out last year, despite inital skepticism that it would stray from Charles Schultz’s heart and vision. Thankfully I was worried for nothing, and even…
So over the last year or so I’ve been making the rounds of other faith-and-film podcasts, from Screenfish to Reel World Theology and Popcorn Theology. Sometimes it’s just easier and more fun to talk film…
Tell me what kind of man will I be? This fun, “smaller” Marvel movie about a heist spotlights a man seeking to be an example, but often coming up… well, short. I had the opportunity to address…