How The Tree of Life and A Ghost Story pushed me into an existential drift. In my cinematography class last week, I decided to screen two films within three days of each other. The first was the Tree of Life, directed by Terrence Malick, and the second was A Ghost Story, directed by David Lowery. The night after watching both of these films in a immersive theater setting, I found myself sitting on my deck for over an hour doing... nothing. In this day and age, millennials lik

Why many movies embraced by Evangelical Christians are doing more to tear down the kingdom of God than build it up. Before I start, I have to tell all the plot from God's Not Dead, which is a 2 million dollar budget "Christian" film that grossed 64 million and is considered a major success. SPOILERS AHEAD: --- A student who is steadfast in his faith takes on an angry professor in a class debate about whether or not God exists. Over the course of the film, the kid doesn't hav

How the entertaining HBO show does more to further the Kingdom of God than many sanitized Christian films. A few months ago some posts were shared all over social media with titles like "If you're watching Game of Thrones, you are watching porn" and "I Don't Understand Christians Watching Game of Thrones". Of course, these articles spread like wildfire and did exactly as the authors intended: get clicks, shares, and lengthy arguments in the comments sections. These arguments

A look at the movie Cool Hand Luke and how it might just be the most Christian film ever made. When people think of "Christian movies" I hear the mentions of Fireproof, God's Not Dead, and War Room. These types of films represent less than 1% of all movies made by Christians, yet it is the standard association to the genre. Less thought of, are films like I Am Legend, The Seventh Seal, and Home Alone, each encountering moments and discussion of the divine. If you are question