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R.C. Langlands in Applaudience

Jan 28, 2017

The Belly of the Whale

This is a story about a man and a whale. This is a story about a whale who swallows a man. This is a tale about a man…

Edmund Wolsey in Applaudience

Jan 2, 2017

“Wolf Children,” and Life’s One Candle to Burn

Bryan Harvey in Applaudience

Nov 11, 2016

To their own devices: A reflection on Pablo Larrain’s ‘The Club’

A man stands on a beach, holding a long pole. He turns in a circle. Tethered to the pole is…

Brett McCracken in Applaudience

Jan 1, 2016

The Hateful Eight and Jesus Christ

When it comes to Quentin Tarantino, one of the things I’ve long pondered and have recently been writing about, is the way his films exemplify an “incarnational aesthetic.” It’s not that they are about the Incarnation of Jesus Christ explicitly; but that their bodily…

Kate Rae Davis in Applaudience

Jul 19, 2016

Unity vs. Liberty in Captain America: Civil War

“Staying together is more important than how we stay together.”

In Captain America: Civil War, Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow says this to Steve Rogers / Captain America. It’s her attempt to keep him from…

Darryl A. Armstrong in Applaudience

Jan 14, 2017

Book of Martyrs

“Go ahead and pray, but do it with your eyes open,” says Liam Neeson’s Father Ferreira to Andrew Garfield’s Father Rodrigues in…

S M Chen in Applaudience

Jun 17, 2016

What Lies Beneath

A middle-aged woman of limited means inherited some assets upon the passing of her last parent. Being somewhat devout, she…

M. Leary in Applaudience

Jan 11, 2016

Setting the Stage for Conversation About Theology and Cinema

Why is the theology and cinema…

Brett McCracken in Applaudience

Mar 2, 2015

On the Poor Quality of Christian-Made Movies: A Proposition