Photo by Paramount Pictures Movie Review by Rev. Bruce Batchelor-Glader Annihilation, based loosely on the Nebula Award winning first book in The Southern Reach Trilogy by Jeff VanderMeer, is writer-director Alex Garland’s second attempt at deep thinking science fiction, following 2014’s Ex Machina. As the film begins, a ball of fire that appears to be [...]
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“We are the church of today,” Youth Tell EOC Delegates
By Rick Wolcott* A Special Session of General Conference has been called for February 23-26, 2019 in St. Louis, Missouri. Its purpose is to act on a report by the Council of Bishops based on proposals from the Commission on a Way Forward. The Commission was created by action of General Conference 2016 and was tasked [...]
Five Halo Movie Review “I simply stand in awe of Black Panther”
Photo: marvel studios Movie Review by Rev. Bruce Bachelor Glader Ryan Coogler’s entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is so much more than a superhero movie... It is a film that celebrates African culture with a surprising expansiveness. It is a story about royalty, political alliances, and conflict that is Shakespearian in nature. It is an [...]
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