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1Sep

13 Movies—Christ and the Christian #10 (part I): The Blind Side, White Saviors, Magical Negros, and the Church in Galatia

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For September’s Christ and the Christian entry, I wanted to tackle The Blind Side. Since the movie opened and Sandra Bullock won her Oscar, the movie and book on which it’s based have undergone a revisionist reckoning, no doubt spurred by the Black Lives Matter disruptions of 2020. I would rather write about the depiction […]

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12Jul

13 Movies—Christ and the Christian #8: The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) and Les Misérables (2012)

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I wrote the Holy Ghost haunts no one like the 20th century English writer. If that’s the case, then it’s apt to say the Fall of Man lives rent-free in the mind of the 19th century French author. Having lived through the Revolution, the Reign of Terror, Napoleon, the Bourbon Restoration, and countless smaller turmoils […]

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27Jun

13 Movies—Christ and the Christian #7: World Trade Center

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Oliver Stone is a filmmaker who pours a lot of himself into his movies. Platoon described his experience as an infantry soldier in Vietnam. His persistent dance with drug addiction ended up on display in The Doors and his script for Midnight Express. His obsession with the paranoia and conspiracies is writ large in Snowden, […]

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