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World Poetry Day via Middle Earth
In honor of today as “World Poetry Day,” some poetry from Middle Earth commemorating the fall of Gandalf at Khazad Dum in The Fellowship of the Ring. Frodo, nephew of the great story-teller, writes: When evening in the Shire was … Continue reading
Rioting and Dancing, Building and Fighting
Last night I had the opportunity to view The Riot and the Dance, a nature documentary directed by one of my favorite writers, N. D. Wilson. I’d known of the documentary’s existence for a while, but didn’t think it would … Continue reading
Harry Potter and the Resurrection
Today brought the third quarter of the school year to a close. The quarter both started and ended with a chapel (which I think is pretty rare). After spending most of the quarter with different speakers walk through the fruit … Continue reading
Imagination Under Fire?
After the fourth grade-level camp of the year, I made my way to the theater to catch a showing of (the very well-made) Black Panther. Lots of good trailers beforehand. One that wasn’t there, though, was the March-dropping Ready Player … Continue reading
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Walker Percy and the 98%
Early in The Moviegoer, Binx Bolling starts talking about “the search” that he finds himself on when he is not too “sunk” into reality. Soon after that initial talk of the search (which I mentioned here), Bolling continues: What do … Continue reading
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Ten Years and Closing
Listen for the comment made by Hemsworth about ten years and things coming to an end . . . I think we have every reason to believe that Avengers 3 and 4 will be complete game-changers for the Marvel Cinematic … Continue reading
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Anticipating the Fallout
Okay. Only one . . . maybe two . . . more movie trailers for the week. As much as I’d like to think that my taste in movies transcends franchises and sequels, there is something wonderfully comfortable about a … Continue reading
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Best in the Galaxy Far, Far Away?
Well, the full trailer is much better than the teaser played during the first commercial break of the Super Bowl. Even still, the jury will be out for a while on this one. The struggle I foresee this movie having … Continue reading
Strong Echoes from a Long Time Ago . . .
Sometimes I think going to a “Skywalker Saga” Star Wars movie for the John Williams soundtrack alone is perfectly fine. The director of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Rian Johnson, recently posted a clip of Williams directing one of the … Continue reading
Unclosed Loop: The Last Jedi
Perhaps the only thing more interesting in the Star Wars universe than The Last Jedi right now is what people have been saying about the movie. I posted my initial thoughts here. Now that school is back in session, though, … Continue reading
Space Enough, and Time 