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Reading Journal 2023: A Christmas Story Author: Jean Shepherd My first though after finishing this book- if they ever remake A Chrirstmas Story it needs to be Wes Anderson I actually had no idea the classic Christmas movie was based on a book. It’s actually more of an anthology, or a collection of essays, eachContinue reading “Reading Journal 2023: A Christmas Story”

Film Journal 2023: Wish Directed by Chris Buck, Fawn Veerasunthorn By far (and away), the greatest strength of the latest original to come out of Disney Studios is its honest to goodness attempt to reflect on and remember the reason Disney exists and why it makes films in the first place. It takes an originalContinue reading “Film Journal 2023: Wish”

Film Journal 2023: Dream Sequence Directed by Kristoffer Borgli This far into his current late stage renaissance and Cage is still finding ways to surprise. It’s almost tempting to say he’s playing to type here, but that doesn’t quite capture it. This is it’s own thing, and it’s a ton of fun. The same couldContinue reading “Film Journal 2023: Dream Sequence”

Film Journal 2023: Napolean Directed by Ridley Scott You wouldn’t be faulted for walking into this expecting a Gladiator type historical epic. By all appearances that’s precisely what this seemed to be advertising. If you were, or are, caught off guard by the fact that a fair portion of this film ends up a comedyContinue reading “Film Journal 2023: Napolean”

Film Journal 2023: The Killers of the Flower Moon Directed by Martin Scorsese It genuinely feels like the skies the limit in terms of this films potential to reward multiple rewatches. I suppose that comes with the territory of a 3 and a half hour epic, but even more so this is due to theContinue reading “Film Journal 2023: The Killers of the Flower Moon”

Reading Journal 2023: Existentialism: A Very Short Introduction Author: Thomas R. Flynn One might ask, is it possible to write a book that breaks existentialism down into words the common person can read and understand? Flynn gives this his best shot in this short introduction. But alas, if this is any indication, such a questionContinue reading “Reading Journal 2023: Existentialism: A Very Short Introduction”

Film Journal 2023: The CreatorDirected by Gareth Edwards If Edwards proved anything to me with Rogue One, its that he knows how to tell a good, old fashioned story, and how to tell it well. His ability to do this within a well established mythos was simply a testament to his disciplined approach behind theContinue reading “Film Journal 2023: The Creator”

Reading Journal 2023: Philosopher of the Heart: The Restless Life of Soren KierkegaardAuthor: Clare Carlisle The closest thing to a digestible and accessible capture of Kierkegaards big ideas that I think you’ll find, precisely because it locates his ideas within the confines of his personal life and experiences. The book depicts a philosopher of theContinue reading “Reading Journal 2023: Philosopher of the Heart: The Restless Life of Soren Kierkegaard”

What must we do to perform the works of God? Jesus answered them, ‘This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.’ – John 6:28-29 This verse is often cited in support of some divine election to salvation. Gods work is to make it so that one believes. OrContinue reading “The Work of God: Jesus As The Bread of Life”

Reading Journal 2023: The Magicians Daughter by H.G. Parry, and Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson I paired a reading of Sanderson’s Tress of the Emerald Sea with H.G. Parry’s The Magicians Daughter. Tress was a recommend, The Magicians Daughter a blind buy. The synopsis seemed to suggest some potential shared qualities andContinue reading “Reading Journal 2023: The Magicians Daughter by H.G. Parry, and Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson”