Tag: Truth

  • A Postmodern Guide to Absolute Truth

    A Postmodern Guide to Absolute Truth

    A few weeks ago, I had a revelation. Age of Ultron just hit theaters as I hit the road for a friend’s wedding, and I found myself discussing the film with some Christians outside my normal circle. Excitedly, I shared my take on the similarities between superhero movies and the Gospel, and why I thought…

  • Do Film Critics Matter?

    Do Film Critics Matter?

    “A man becomes a critic when he cannot be an artist, just as a man becomes an informer when he cannot be a soldier.” Edward Norton hurls this quote, by French author Gustave Flaubert, at a fictional theater critic in 2014’s Birdman. Michael Keaton confronts the same critic, accusing her of drowning everything in a…

  • The Summer Movie Season

    The Summer Movie Season

    As a Midwest native, I know a thing or two about seasons. Every year I witness the beauty of leaves changing in the fall, the plunge into winter with snow topped trees, the thaw of spring, and the hot, sandy beaches of summer. Seasons have become a part of my DNA. They’re a yearly display…

  • Calvary and the Christian Cinema Crisis

    Calvary and the Christian Cinema Crisis

    Last week, after a Good Friday service, I watched a Christian movie. Every good movie contains truth, but some go even further and explicitly proclaim the way of Jesus. I call these “Christian” movies. Unfortunately, most of them are terrible. This one wasn’t. This one was Calvary.  Calvary tells the story of a village priest…