Dealing with Despair
Let’s face it: we all deal with insecurity. Whether we’re forthright about it, we all struggle with what others think about us, our image; the only evidence of this that […]
Let’s face it: we all deal with insecurity. Whether we’re forthright about it, we all struggle with what others think about us, our image; the only evidence of this that […]
I went into the second installation of Peter Jackson’s Hobbit trilogy with significantly lower expectations than those with which I entered the last film. The last film didn’t feel like […]
I am Simon Peter, and Simon the magician, all beautifully rolled together into one hot mess. I’m a zealot and a drop out, and I call on the Holy Spirit […]
This is a striking title, and one which I am sure puts your guard up. Why would I start a blog that way? I want you to read my words […]
One always approaches a movie adaptation of a hailed classic with a degree of cautious trepidation. It’s not that you don’t have a measure of faith that the material will […]
In my faith community, “atmosphere” is a word that gets thrown around a lot. Atmosphere is a lofty and cool sounding word, but to disambiguate a bit, it is basically […]
“Humans, as a species, are terrified of the unknown.” “And yet, some find a strange exhilaration in it.” “It could be argued to be the same thing.” Can the phenomenon […]
“Our lives are not our own. We are bound to others, past and present, and by each crime and every kindness, we birth our future.” ― David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas When you’ve been […]
Les Miserables opens with a rousing musical number and stunning visuals which not only intrigue and immerse the audience immediately into the world of early 1800’s France, but also completely […]
I don’t frequent midnight premiers; in fact the Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey was only my second time ever attending one. Of course, it is impossible to go into a movie […]