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You can be invincible with godlike powers

By On Tuesday, 10 Jul 2012 · Leave a Comment

I must confess that I like superhero movies, and for as long as I can remember I have wanted superpowers. I never could settle on exactly what power to have, that was too limiting, but I certainly wanted the power to stare down the barrel of a gun and smile at the goon holding his [...]

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Zombies vs. Vampires

By On Saturday, 31 Oct 2009 · Leave a Comment

Halloween is the perfect time to reflect on the strange new popularity of zombies and vampires. The early vampire movies depicted creepy old men sucking the blood of young women while they slept. They were a form of undead that had to sleep during the day to avoid the killing power of sunlight. But the [...]

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Apocalypse 2012 end of the world!

By On Thursday, 29 Oct 2009 · Leave a Comment


Hollywood is churning out more and more films that destroy the world. The classic nuclear holocaust and radioactive winter has lost popularity recently, but climate change might cause floods of biblical proportions or a new ice age. Gigantic meteors could pulverize the earth. When the possibility of natural disasters [...]

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Dark Nights

By On Sunday, 3 Aug 2008 · Leave a Comment


Fr. J: So you finally saw The Dark Knight. What did you think?

Fr. B: It was powerful. It was long and rather dark, but the director moved the plot along well so it didn’t drag. I like the fact that the action followed the story and not the [...]

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Wall-E

By On Friday, 27 Jun 2008 · Leave a Comment


I just came back from an early showing of the spectacular new PIXAR film “WALL-E”. I have to confess that I am a big fan of Pixar films. They have a genius for attention to detail and for creating compelling characters with real personality. Wall-E is no exception. [...]

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