The new Christian film “God’s Not Dead” will fail because its unsympathetic portrayal of atheists reduces from a potential conversation starter to a piece of insider-propaganda.
Author: JR. Forasteros
JR. lives in Dallas, TX with his wife Amanda. In addition to exploring the wonders that are the Lone Star state, JR. is the teaching pastor at Catalyst Community Church, a writer and blogger. His book, Empathy for the Devil, is available from InterVarsity Press. He's haunted by the Batman, who is in turn haunted by the myth of redemptive violence.
Vintage Panda found a bunch of old advertisements that would never be printed today. A couple of them are silly. Most of them are down-right offensive. It’s hard to believe a few of them ever got published in any time. Check them out here. Once you get past all the rank discrimination, the ads illuminate the history […]
If you liked 300, you’ll probably enjoy Rise of the Empire well enough. But it’s as thoughtless as the original.
The new Transformers: Extinction trailer looks really good. Which is sad because it’s obviously going to be as terrible as the others.
Burn is Julianna Baggott’s final installment in the PURE trilogy. It’s an outstanding, life-affirming conclusion to a top-notch trilogy that is profoundly human.
The LEGO Movie is a smart, hilarious and subversive film that’s a whole lot of fun and leaves you thinking. The best “kids” movie in a while.
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The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt is a brilliant, bleak book that celebrates the power of beauty to draw us toward the immortal. We would do well, however, to remember what truly is immortal.
Unlike Secret Life of Walter Mitty and Saving Mr. Banks, the film Philomena presents two honest emotional journeys that engage us in the story’s power.
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Short Term 12 (This is Grace)
Short Term 12. This is Grace. — Grace (answering the phone at the Short Term 12 group home) You probably didn’t hear about Short Term 12. Which is too bad, because this is one of the best films to have come out last year – if I’d gotten to see it in theaters, it would’ve […]
Her affirms that no matter how advanced our technology gets, we will remain minds and bodies. And that is okay. It might even been good.