Of all the artists I interviewed last year, Brian Welch of Love and Death (formerly of Korn) was one of my favorites. I wanted to run this interview a while ago after launching the new site but once I found out about the band signing with a new label (Tooth & Nail) I decided to […]
The end of a story is always a huge clue to how we should interpret that story. Comparing the endings of two films that released (to wider audiences, anyway) against each other this weekend makes for a fascinating comparison, especially since both films are asking the same question. Zero Dark Thirty is the Oscar-nominated story […]
Here are my picks for the best books of 2012, in no particular order. The titles link to my reviews (if available) or to Amazon : Selling Water by the River by Shane Hipps I haven’t gotten to post my review of this book yet, but it was one of the best surprises of 2012. […]
The Dark Knight Rises It’s no surprise, so I’ll list it first. I wrote eight separate pieces discussing themes in The Dark Knight Rises, and for good reason. This film is in my top 10 not just because I’m obsessed with Batman, but because it’s easily the most ambitious film of the year. It’s a […]
Who’s that there stumbling around in the dark? The question, from a slaver’s lips, opens Quinten Tarantion’s newest and most audacious film to date, Django Unchained. The film is shocking and divisive, mostly because of how starkly it portrays the evils of slavery, complete with liberal use of the “n-word” and Samuel L. Jackson’s controversial […]
Vengeance was his and he gave me back my life! Damned if I’ll live in the debt of a thief Damned if I’ll yield at the end of the chase I am the law and the law is not mocked. — Javert, “Javert’s Soliloquy,” Les Miserables Les Miserables is the newest theatrical version of the […]
2012 is coming to a close, and as usual looking back over my to 10 posts is mostly an exercise in film reviews. But the few surprises are interesting indeed. Without further ado, here are my 10 most popular posts from the past year: 10. Good News: The Avengers Just Ruined Super Hero Movies The […]
I finally watched the truly outstanding film Of Gods and Men last night. If you haven’t seen it, watch it. I was blown away. The film is about a group of French Trapist monks living in Algeria in 1996 when the Civil War breaks out. They refuse to leave, even though their lives are threatened by […]
For anyone who’s ever tried seriously to read the Bible, the gap between our 21st century American culture and the ancient world of the Scriptures has proven to be very challenging, if not outright impossible. Plenty of earnest Christians have tried to understand the Scriptures only to be thwarted by the Levirate Law or unspoken […]
Unless you are Amish, you are probably aware that zombies are way in right now. Which is at least slightly weird since zombies aren’t even a little bit sexy. I mean, there’s not much you can do to glamorize the zombie apocalypse. But Walking Dead is the biggest show on TV. The number of zombie […]