The Vulcan Messiah: Spock as a Christ Figure
Kevin C. Neece is a contributing editor for Imaginatio et Ratio: A Journal of Theology and the Arts, a media and pop culture columnist for New…
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Films about Art: Waste Land (2010)
This post is Part II in a series highlighting some insightful documentary films from the past decade on art and artmaking. [Read Part I…
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Films about Art: Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010)
This post is Part I in a series highlighting some insightful documentary films from the past decade on art and artmaking. In Werner Herzog’s…
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An Exercise in Transposition: Reflections on ‘The Artist’
In a featurette on the making of the film ‘The Artist’, actor James Cromwell, who plays Clifton the chauffeur remarks about the film, ‘What’s…
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The Rule of Storytellers
“When you can state the theme of a story, when you can separate it from the story itself, then you can be sure the…
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Mischief Managed: Potter’s Final Cinematic Bow
— Spoilers contained herein! — There is one thing that is absolutely clear about Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2: it was…
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Nature’s Grace: Encountering The Tree of Life
Terrence Malick has done the unthinkable. He has made a film that looks unflinchingly at life’s greatest mysteries – love, loss, alienation, and suffering – without a hint of cynicism.
Read MoreLove and Death of the Simulacra
The simulacra are presences or appearances that have lost their ground in reality. They are, as it is sometimes said, a copy of a…
Read MoreShould Movies Be Used as Evangelism Tracts?
Some Christians say that if Jesus were here today, he would use films as he used stories. At first glance, this sounds perfect. However, this…
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