Search Results for: Ted Giese

In Review: The Meg

…there is enough action to keep things afloat. Rev. Ted Giese is lead pastor of Mount Olive Lutheran Church, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada; a contributor to The Canadian Lutheran, Reporter; and…

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In Review: Crazy Rich Asians

…“Yellow” sung by Katherine Ho. Chu wanted the song because of his own complicated relationship with the word yellow and the historically negative racial implications of the word’s use toward…

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Popcorn-Film Faith and Independence Day: Resurgence

by Ted Giese When Independence Day was released twenty years ago it was clear that it was not a very serious movie. Neither is this year’s Independence Day: Resurgence. These…

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X-Men: Apocalypse—A Messy Tangle of Apocalypse and Fatherhood

…or do they trust only in themselves as Magneto is tempted to do? As might be expected, Apocalypse and his apocalyptic schemes are thwarted and the world is left seemingly…

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Captain America: Civil War—Responsibility showcased in action-packed film

by Ted Giese Captain America: Civil War, is MARVEL Studio’s third film featuring Captain America (not including his appearances in films like Avengers Assemble and Avengers: Age of Ultron, and…

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Post-Modern MARVEL: Classical Super-heroes

by Ted Giese Avengers: Age of Ultron is a sequel and in many ways does what many sequels today do: set up future films. It is also the current film…

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