To be a man is to help women flourish
What does it mean to be a man today? What makes a guy a guy? Muscles? Brain? An instinct for leadership? It sounds like such a simple question. Men are […]
Tag Archives: movies
Closure and New Beginnings
Last night I watched Aloha, a 2015 film starring Rachel McAdams, Bradley Cooper, and Emma Stone. It is a movie, among a few things, about closure and new beginnings. The […]
Drama as a clue to existence
Why do we crave drama? Why do our little pauses in the day–to see what’s going on in the world, peek at social media, follow our sport, finish the day […]
A Song of Transition
I’ve always been intrigued by some movies’ ability to take us along a character’s journey. A man encounters a woman and they mock and despise one another, until at a […]
Guys, super-heroes, and semi-gods
Last night I did something I had not done for a long-time: go to the cinema with a bunch of guys to watch a super-hero movie. Iron Man 3 was […]
The Pursuit of Greatness
Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln portrays the 16th American president’s efforts to abolish slavery in the United States. From all the articles I read about the movie, one struck me the […]
Groundhog Day Hermeneutics
For years I showed the movie Groundhog Day to the high school students whom I taught World Religions. The movie, if you haven’t seen it, stars Bill Murray, who plays […]
What Makes a Movie Christian?
What makes a piece of art or music or cinematography ‘Christian’? Sometimes the ‘Christian’ label is slapped onto all sorts of things, from cookies to car insurance, simply because the […]
Sleeping with Vampires
As the millionth bus drove past me with an advertisement for the latest installation of the Twilight saga (though this term seems generous as “saga” might usually imply a sustained […]
Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1 Review
Warning! Massive spoiler alert! If you haven’t seen the movie yet, and don’t like ruined surprises, skip this review! Up until now, I’ve found the whole Twilight saga a little […]
Wondering Fair 