Straight Outta Compton: What Does A Prophet Look Like?
I had a surreal experience in August. I left the theater for?Straight Outta Compton?momentarily,...
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Month: January 2016
Rectify: TV with Theological/Philosophical Chops
Rectify is my new all-time favorite TV drama. You haven?t heard of it? That?s understandable; it is a Sundance TV original series. . . . Lest you think I shift my favorites frequently, the TV drama it displaces as my favorite is Hill Street Blues (which went off the air in 1987).
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Phantasm–Death Doesn’t Have To Be So Complicated
Here we are again. It?s been a rough few months for horror fans, and once again, we must say...
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The Big Short
Perhaps your eyes glaze over when someone tries to explain the economics that lead to the housing bubble and Great Recession. It is indeed complicated, but The Big Short is an interesting way to try to understand it. It also is a great blend of comedy and pathos as we watch how it all developed and unfolded
Read MoreAnd the Nominees are… Important?
The announcement of this year’s Academy Awards nominations always brings with it the usual debates. ?Who surprised? ?(Straight Outta Compton!) ?Who got snubbed? ?(Ridley Scott!) Momentum. ?Controversy. ?Favourite....
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