The Man Who Saved the World
The Man Who Saved the World begins with an epigraph from Mark 8:36: “For what shall it profit a man if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul.”
The Man Who Saved the World begins with an epigraph from Mark 8:36: “For what shall it profit a man if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul.”
Adrenaline (★★½) was pretty much the sort of movie I was thinking of last year when I wrote the mini-essay, “Are Christian Films Judged By a Double Standard?” If you… Continue reading "Adrenaline (Simpkins, 2015)"
The series does tend to lean a little heavily on the contrast between individual faith (good) and institutional structures (bad, bad, bad).
When it comes to screenplay writing, Christian movies still lag in quality.
Anne Fontaine’s Gemma Bovery is one of those films I see at The Toronto Film Festival, enjoy, and then somehow never hear from again until it pops up, unannounced… Continue reading "Gemma Bovery (Fontaine, 2014)"
Seldom will one bad scene ruin a good movie, but there are tipping points.
What makes a melodrama different from a soap opera?
Now, there are Guy Ritchie movies and there are Guy Ritchie movies. Find out which kind of Guy Ritchie movie Alex McKee thinks The Man From U.N.C.L.E. is.
One reason that religion doesn’t usually play well on television is that unless a show is focused on religion, a single character usually has to stand in as the representative… Continue reading "The Churchmen — Season 1, Episode 3 Recap"
Few American television shows focus on religion -- but this French series about five seminary students is worth a look.