Category: Movie Review
Annabelle: Bad Theology All Dolled Up
by Ted Giese Annabelle is the follow-up to James Wan’s horror film The Conjuring. This time out, Wan is a producer and not the director; Annabelle is directed by Wan’s cinematographer from The Conjuring, John R. Leonetti. The Conjuring introduced viewers to a creepy doll…
The Maze Runner: A memorable adventure
by Ted Giese The Maze Runner is a sci-fi action thriller aimed at young viewers. Set in a post-apocalyptic dystopia, the film (based on the book of the same name) catapults its audience into the thick of the action from its first scene. A boy…
Reviewing Boyhood: What if the moment is seizing you?
by Ted Giese Richard Linklater, in his film Boyhood, asks the question, “What if you aren’t seizing the moment in life—what if the moment is seizing you?” Boyhood is a unique film shot over 12 years that tells the story of a young boy, Mason,…
Who ya gonna call again?
by Ted Giese “When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, ‘It is a ghost!’ and they cried out in fear” (Matthew 14:36). It wasn’t a ghost, though: it was Jesus. In fact, Jesus hadn’t even gone to the…
Movies, the Family, and the Catechism
by Ted Giese “All things are lawful,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful,” but not all things build up. Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbour. (1 Corinthians 10:23-24 ESV) Parents don’t often think of…
Unlikely heroes want to do better?
by Ted Giese When it comes to MARVEL it looks like movie-goers are “hooked on a feeling” and the studio’s big gamble bringing the cult comic book Guardians of the Galaxy to the silver screen has paid off. With an opening weekend that dwarfed recent…