Film 4/12

Reflections on the New Tolkien Film

by the Rabbit Room The Rabbit Room staff was lucky to attend a pre-screening of Tolkien before it officially hit theaters. Feeling...

The Snap of Thanos and the God Who Flooded Humanity

May 9, 2019

The Snap of Thanos and the God Who Flooded Humanity

by Rebecca Reynolds If you haven’t seen Endgame, stop reading now. I’ll try not to post any spoilers until I get a few paragraphs deep,...

May 9, 2019

The Other Endgame

by Adam Whipple First things first: spoiler alert. This is going to get messy, because I got messy. I got the last good seat at the 9:30...

Fixed In Post, Episode 3: Jordan Peele’s Terrifying Vision of Us

Apr 24, 2019

Fixed In Post, Episode 3: Jordan Peele’s Terrifying Vision of Us

We’ve got a new episode of Fixed In Post up and ready to listen to! In this episode, Pete Peterson and John Barber talk about the new...

Apr 16, 2019

Film Review: Mary Magdalene

Last year about this time, Jennifer and I watched a movie called Risen about the aftermath of the Crucifixion. The film turned out to be...

Apr 11, 2019

Captain Marvel: Subverting Expectations

Last year, a wild, devastating galactic ride called Infinity War roared into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. I shared my thoughts in a...

Jan 23, 2019

Stuff We Liked in 2018

Every year, we compile all our favorite books, albums, TV shows, films, and more from that year and post them here for everyone’s mutual...

Jan 14, 2019

The Resident

I lay on a cold metal table, pondering death and mortality, while Theo Huxtable dragged a scalpel down the middle of my chest. This...

What The Office Taught Me About Christmas

Dec 24, 2018

What The Office Taught Me About Christmas

One of the more odd Christmas traditions that my wife and I have developed over the last few years is re-watching all of the Christmas...

Oct 31, 2018

The Horrific Denial of Darkness

WARNING: Spoilers of certain films and stories follow. So tonight is Halloween, or maybe for some of you, time for a church “Harvest...

The Tree of Life and Our Collective Cultural Discomfort with Recognizing “The Glory”

Sep 24, 2018

The Tree of Life and Our Collective Cultural Discomfort with Recognizing “The Glory”

[Editor’s note: This piece was written by our friend Mary McCampbell, who we are excited to have at Hutchmoot this year. Enjoy, and be...

The Heaviness of Hope in Martin McDonagh

Aug 31, 2018

The Heaviness of Hope in Martin McDonagh

I remember when I had no imagination for how ugly the process of redemption can look. It seems like that change in the landscape of my...

Jul 11, 2018

Won’t You Be My Neighbor: A Review

I think we wind up saying to others what we need to hear the most. We know what’s right and true, but it doesn’t always sink into our own...

The Local Show Artist Spotlight (Episode 1) – Part One: Origins

Jun 18, 2018

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The Local Show Artist Spotlight (Episode 1) – Part One: Origins

The Local Show will be four years old this fall, and we’re having more fun than ever. This spring, filmmaker Karl Sutton caught up with...

The Visceral Power of Childish Gambino’s “This Is America”

May 17, 2018

The Visceral Power of Childish Gambino’s “This Is America”

By now, many of you may know that the Internet blew up last weekend over Childish Gambino’s music video for his new song, “This Is...

May 7, 2018

Infinity War: The Villain’s Journey

How do you portray a villain like Thanos? When your heroes have faced and defeated the god of mischief, the dark elves, a heartless...

Apr 10, 2018

Jon Foreman’s 25 in 24

Last year, the seemingly inexhaustible lead singer of Switchfoot, Jon Foreman, released the second four-EP project of his career, called...

The Greatest Showman (or at Least, the Fairly Decent Showman)

Jan 29, 2018