Category: Culture watch
Amazing Spider-Man 2: A David and Goliath tale
by Ted Giese The first words everyone hears as the closing credits roll following The Amazing Spider-Man 2 are from Kendrick Lamar: “And everyone knows the story of David and Goliath.” These are also the opening words of Alisha Keys’ song “It’s On Again,” which…
Heaven is For Real: Heart-warming film without a heavenly road-map
by Ted Giese Pulling into the number two spot at the box office on Easter weekend was the Christian-themed film Heaven is For Real, based on the popular book by the same name. The film, like the book, tells the story of young Colton Burpo…
Noah: a creative writing project
by Ted Giese Darren Aronofsky has opinions about the Noah story and he’s not afraid to let the world know what they are. They inhabit Noah in such a way that almost everyone who sees this film will walk away either scratching their heads or…
Reviewing Son of God
by Ted Giese For the theatrical release of Son of God, Director Christopher Spencer and lead editor Robert Hall took material from five episodes of the television mini-series The Bible. As a result the film is much shorter with a 138-minute running time. To achieve…
Reviewing 12 Years a Slave
by Ted Giese Based on Solomon Northup’s 1853 book of the same name (co-authored with David Wilson), 12 Years a Slave recounts the story of Northup, a man kidnapped and sold into slavery. It recounts his life as a slave and his eventual redemption from…
Time travel and Woody Grant: Reviewing Nebraska
by Ted Giese Nebraska tells the story of Woody Grant, an elderly man, who upon receiving a million-dollar Mega Sweepstakes Marketing prize notice in the mail has it in his head that he’s won the prize and needs to go to Lincoln to collect his…
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