Two films about people who get dragged into another world against their will came out in the weeks before Christmas. Both films were sequels to movies with strong messianic overtones. And both films were somewhat disappointing, albeit to different degrees. For my money, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is a […]
Indiana Jones & The Crystal Skull, Prince Caspian and Silent Night
Indian Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull If you watch the Indiana Jones movies in the order they take place, rather than the order they were made, you may notice something interesting. The first, Temple of Doom, introduces Indy as a cynic out for “fortune and glory” who discovers that there are higher […]
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is about four children who discover a magical country while staying in a professor’s house, far from their home, during World War II. They enter this country, called Narnia, through a secret portal in the back of a giant closet. And once they get there, they discover that […]