Category Archives: Movies

There’s just something about the silver screen, when the lights go down and the projector starts flickering. I make no apology for deriving most of my theology from the movies.

The Hero and The Wilderness

I was struck by the power of the following image in Batman Begins:

Layer Cake

Part of the 2005 USA Film Festival

The Works

“Just so you know, I’m a mess.”
Part of the 2005 USA Film Festival)

some thoughts on M. Night

At the root of being human is a recognition that we are finite, and thus vulnerable. This recognition doesn’t go away when we “grow up,” it just gets subverted and worked out differently.

Word Wars

Word Wars was a little like Spellbound but a lot like Cinemania.

The Yes Men

“(Given the opportunity) a developing country will not vote itself into poverty.”

Pieces of April

“Mother, don’t you just love every day?”

Paper Clips

“Sometimes symbols are the only way to strengthen our resolve.”

Gerry

Some films have a way of burning their imagery into our minds.

Million Dollar Baby

“Always protect yourself”

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

I’d be a liar if I said that I was never tempted to erase seasons from my own past.

Signs

Is it possible that there are no coincidences?

The Incredibles, part 2

Some more notes on the best film of the year, The Incredibles.

The Incredibles

Pixar has one-upped itself; without the subtlety of allegory it still astounds us with its frank approach to the core issues of family.

The Grudge