Category: Film and Music
Where Are All the Great Christian Films?
If you’re a Christian and you love movies, it’s a question you’ve probably asked at some point....
The Witch and the Horror of Eternal Consequences
Despite the growing critical group hug, the horror genre remains on the cultural fringes. Given...
In Page and Film: Visions of Virtue in Harry Potter
Calling Harry Potter a cultural phenomenon is scarcely an exaggeration. Few franchises have been...
Diana Prince, Apologist? The Great Commission and Salvation in Wonder Woman
When Wonder Woman was released, it was hailed as an audience favorite, and Gal Gadot’s performance...
Bridging the Gap: An Introduction
Has our culture abandoned God? That is a difficult question, and it actually leads to an even more...
On Judging Movies
People have very strong opinions about movies, opinions that rival, in passionate fervor, those of...
Lewisvaldi
With the onset of Spring, it dawned on me that not only did Lewis have a fair amount to say about...
The Function of Absolute Music for Religious and Non-Religious Minds
As I walked toward the buffet hall at the top of the cruise, a young waiter, equipped with a...
The Value of Smuggled Theology in Music
“If you want to make a Christian work, then be Christian, and simply try to make a beautiful...
Comedy-Drama in Film: Caught Between Good Friday and Easter Sunday
Comedy-Drama—known by the neologism “dramedy”—is a subgenre of comedy that presents one of life’s...
A Series of Unfortunate Events and the Persistence of Hope
Perhaps one of the most obvious characteristics of our world is that evil and suffering exist. No...
C. S. Lewis, Myth, and Filmmaking
Long before history began recording them, man has communicated through stories. Stories of wonder....
Who Authors the Authority? A Discussion of Watchmen and Rightful Rule
Since their origin, superheroes have captured our imaginations. They embody many things that we...
Analyzing the Fact/Value Dichotomy in Ready Player One: The Movie: A Social Commentary and Cautionary Tale
In The Art of Ready Player One, Gina McIntyre describes Ready Player One as, “many things…...
In the Trenches
Welcome to our Brave New World where we live in a society of anger, autonomy, and division: beauty...
Narnia Adapted to Film: The Triune Dance
The adaptation of C.S. Lewis’s Narnia books to film is often discussed with regard to the issue of...
A Sonnet to Music: The Language of the Soul
“A Sonnet to Music: The Language of the Soul” is a Petrarchan Sonnet that highlights the personal...
