Went to see an Old Testament religious movie… a modern retelling of the Samson (and Delilah) story. I went in not expecting much having only maybe seen one trailer months ago… and was modestly surprised by the flick. It’s both … Continue reading
So I checked out the 2016 remake of Ben-Hur, a movie that really doesn’t want you to think it has all that icky Jesus stuff in it. At least based on the marketing – the ads pretty much assure you … Continue reading
Risen is the new biblical film about a roman soldier (Joseph Fiennes) who is tasked, at first, to make sure no one disturbs the tomb of the just-crucified Jesus (Pontius Pilate and the Pharasies believe his followers will steel the … Continue reading
Exodus: Gods and Kings is a dreary retelling of the Exodus bible story that only picks up when we start getting our Plagues of Egypt on. This movie has a pacing and story building problem. It opens with the barest … Continue reading
When to see Noah, the biblical disaster movie about a homicidal, genocidal guy who builds an ark with the help of Transformers, defends it from an evil army of evil evil guys, and then gets depressed and hammered. Transformers? Yes, … Continue reading