The old adage purports, “You are what you eat.” As a child this statement might not have made sense, but in the world of The Walking Dead, it makes more sense than ever. While Halloween is past, it might seem odd bringing up a television show/graphic novel series based on the current reigning horror creature, […]
This is to sort of piggyback on the previous post. Bodybuilders for Jesus and all that. For an insane interview on how to “exercise” demons (get it?! I’m so damn funny), check out the second chapter of this devil-dealing book. But for now, here you go: I agree with everything she is saying between […]
(Ed. note: This is the first Filmwell post from Nathanael T. Booth (M.A. student in English at the University of Alabama). In a series of upcoming posts, Nathanael will be tackling detective cinema in the guise of Holmes and others. As this is a criminally under-investigated genre in this context, I am excited to watch […]
The symposium on Peter Rollin’s Insurrection has been a really great exchange so far. Katharine Moody engaged with Pete’s work helpfully on the level of philosophy, bringing Pete’s work further into conversation with one of his main influences, Slavoj Zizek. Jason Clark’s review approached Pete’s work from a pastoral perspective, offering some challenging reflections on […]
I’ve been asked to write a few words about the blu-ray release of The Tree of Life. I’m glad to do so, because the blu-ray is outstanding. But I suspect some of my friends are wishing I would stop writing so profusely about this film. If American theaters would screen even a few films as […]
The title? That’s a direct quote. It was stated by a man I’ve known since I was in elementary school. He also worked with my dad for twenty-some plus years and, to this day, they remain training partners. Anytime I’m back home in the fine state of North Carolina, I’ll hang out with them in […]
There are those whom you would describe as enthusiastic, and then there is L.L. Barkat. She has an energy and laugh that is absolutely contagious. And some of her ideas are contagious, too! Mediation staff writer Thomas Turner chatted briefly with L.L. Barkat on the subject of digital publishing and electronic media, something she knows […]
I have just started Evolution and Christian Faith (2006) by Joan Roughgarden, who is both a convert to Christianity and an evolutionary biologist specializing in lizards. So far, her book strikes me as painstakingly polite and even-tempered: I don’t want to argue with other Christians. I want to share with them the fellowship and the […]
A recent longread in GQ provides a rare glimpse into the film project by Ilya Khrzhanovsky that has managed to cobble together funding for a five year Stalin-era installation in a small Ukranian city. The slow trickle of anecdotes related to this project have intimated that this is not your average film set, but this essay […]