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Which Film Deserves Best Picture This Year?

This year nine films have received nominations for Best Picture from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. They are: Warhorse Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close Hugo The Help Moneyball Midnight in Paris Tree of Life The Artist The … Continue reading

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Hungering and Thirsting After Righteousness

This is a special post in my continuing series on a Christian ethic of eating. In light of the beginning of Lent tomorrow on Ash Wednesday, I wanted to take the opportunity to explore the theme “What Do We Hunger and … Continue reading

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[MOVIE REVIEW]: Chronicle: A Good Example of the Destruction of Bitterness

Cast: Dane DeHaan, Alex Russell, Michael B. Jordan, Michael Kelly, Ashley Hinshaw Director: Josh Trank Genre: Sci-fi/Thriller Rating: PG-13 What would you do if you could do anything? This is the question “Chronicle,” the new movie with the unfortunate name asks its audience. This new … Continue reading

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Running

There’s a common thread that links you and I together; whoever you are, and wherever you are reading this. We have this tragic habit of running. Running from pain, running from crisis, running from God. We run to temporary comfort, we run to explanation … Continue reading

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Big Miracle Review

In what may very well be one of early 2012′s most unexpectedly enjoyable surprises, Big Miracle is more of a minor miracle, a well-rounded and entertaining film taken smack dab out of a late 80′s news headline about a small family of … Continue reading

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On The Couch With Cary Pierce

You can’t help but like Cary Pierce. Cary is one half of the band Jackopierce who made a name for themselves in the ’90s with radio hits like “Vineyard” and a massive fan base. In 1997, they decided to call it quits, … Continue reading

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That’s So 12-Seconds Ago

You’ve probably seen this commercial. Two guys in lawn chairs at a tailgate party entranced with their cell phones. Every time a real person comes into the scene to ask a question, the lawn chair guys have the answer that … Continue reading

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