The Singular Vision of Wes Anderson In 1932, Europe found itself in a time of profound change. While it had survived World War I,…
Nebraska (Alexander Payne, 2013)
When the Journey Takes Us Nowhere Woody Grant, played with great sensitivity by the veteran actor Bruce Dern, sets out from his home in…
Noah (Darren Aronofsky, 2014)
Discussion questions for Noah 1. What was your first impression? What lines of dialogue, what visual effects, or what plot twists stood out to…
Her (Spike Jonze, 2013)
A Review of Her Back in 1950, when the best computer in the world lacked the power of your old laptop, British mathematician/philosopher Alan…
House of Cards (Beau Willimond, 2013)
Where cynicism reigns In the traditional Christian view of things, the temptation to feel, think, and live in ways that are less than virtuous…
A Man For All Seasons (Fred Zinnemann, 1966)
Is anything worth dying for? A few years ago I was part of a weekend film festival in England sponsored by the British branch…
Life of Pi (Ang Lee, 2012)
A Theology of the Imagination Who is God? Ask a secular friend and his/her answers may surprise you. Yes, it is possible to be…
Zero Dark Thirty (Kathryn Bigelow, 2012)
A discussion worth having From the beginning art has shown itself, in all its multiple forms, to be a window of insight into the…
World War Z (Marc Forster, 2013)
A reasonable fear The final words uttered by Brad Pitt, the hero of World War Z, is actually the moment that the film comes…
The Other F Word (Andrea Blaugrund Nevins, 2011)
When punkers meet fatherhood Punk rock is no longer a novel phenomenon, and like most things in our consumerist society, has gone mainstream. It…