“Why do we fall, Bruce? So we can learn to pick ourselves up.” — Thomas Wayne As I’ll be discussing in more detail in an upcoming post, The Dark Knight Rises is the final act in Chris Nolan’s epic and now-classic Batman trilogy. Nolan is a master-storyteller, so in The Dark Knight Rises, Bruce embarks […]
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Review: The Dark Knight Rises
“Do you know what makes this the worst place on earth? Hope. I learned here there can be no true despair without hope.” — Bane First, a short, spoiler-free review: The Dark Knight Rises is a must-see film. Easily the best film of the year. It’s not perfect, but it’s audacious. Nolan takes some tremendous […]
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Book: Batman – Earth One
A truly great book for fans and n00bs, Batman: Earth One proves again that the best stories are Batman stories.
Eating disorders, alcohol use and cutting all share the same cause as overachieving in girls: a struggle to find identity.
The Self we display on social media is always for others to see. Social media hurts girls by depriving them of the introspective space necessary to develop a strong identity.
The first factor driving girls’ loss of Self is early sexualization. Because they learn from a young age to dress for others, girls learn to be sex objects rather than develop a healthy sexuality.
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What It Means to Be a (Spider-) Man
Fun, funny and surprisingly good restart for a beloved character. This is Spider-man for the new generation, and a solid foundation for great sequels.
A thorough resource for those serious about nonviolence and peacemaking in the Way of Jesus. Well worth your time.
A good enough biopic/monster-movie mashup that did too much monsters without enough mythology or character development to be truly great.
Sci-Fi epic Prometheus has lots to say about religion. Some of it’s good, and some is not so good.