Summer releases ‘K-Pop Demon Hunters’ and ‘Superman’ continue Hollywood’s tradition of heroes versus villains.
By Josh Ball and John Hiett
This summer two action packed movies hit screens, “K-Pop Demon Hunters” and “Superman.” Although both are full of action, their plots are resoundingly different.
When Sony Pictures Animation’s “K-Pop Demon Hunters” released on Netflix it became an instant fan-favorite. While the film itself skyrocketed to the top of Netflix’s streaming statistics, the songs themselves shot to chart-topping notoriety.
As the name suggests, the movie ...
New kids’ movie ‘The Light of the World’ tells the story of Jesus in a unique way
By Josh Ball
The story of Jesus in the Bible is the greatest ever told. Even cynics recognize His teachings are impactful. This nature has given the Gospel narratives many retellings.
Rarely do movies so blatantly tell the Gospel story as 2004s: “The Passion of the Christ.” The latest exception to this trend is “The Light of the World,” released by the Salvation Poem Project. Aimed toward young kids, the movie sets out to tell the story of man’s salvation through the eyes of a ...
Foreign Film Series: ‘One Life’poignantly recounts the story of the man who saved 669 refugee children
By Teagan Warren
Although this PG-rated film (a rare find in World War II films) shows no blood or warfare, “One Life” impressed me.
“One Life” powerfully tells the narrative of a London stockbroker named Nicholas Winton who saved 669 refugee children. In the months leading up to World War II, children and their families fled to unoccupied Prague after Hitler had gained occupation of Austria and part of Czechoslovakia.
Nicholas, commonly called Nicky, visits Prague and ...
Season two of ‘Wednesday’ brings thrills and chills to the fall season
By Danielle Cherry
The Adams family is back, ready for another year of mystery and mayhem at Nevermore Academy. Wednesday Adams is just as dismal and deceptive as before, but now faces a jarring problem, a lack of premonitions.
Throughout the series, fans of the original Adams family will be thrilled to see more members joining the ranks,creating a growing spiderweb of lore for Wednesday’s story. Back in season one, it was obvious Wednesday and her mother Morticia were on ...
The Mixed Bag Movies of Summer: ‘Lilo & Stitch,’ ‘F1’ and ‘The Bad Guys 2’
By Amelia Morris
This summer was packed with mixed genres of movies. Each one had a story to tell and a weekend of summer to dominate and prove itself to the audience. But, they could not all succeed. Some films would make huge breakthroughs in the opening weekend, just to eventually drop off because of word-of-mouth. Others would be able to maintain a stagnant presence in theaters for months after its release. “Lilo & Stitch,” “F1” and “The Bad Guys 2” all debuted this ...
Josiah Queen’s “Mt. Zion” is a call to our generation
By Megan Deets
At the age of 22, Josiah Queen continues to rise to the top of Christian music charts. His newest album, titled “Mt. Zion,” was released on August 22. It includes 12 songs, which are three more than his first full-length album, “The Prodigal.”
In “Mt. Zion,” Queen stays true to his original style that blends folk, country, and contemporary Christian together. The instruments for his songs are soft and melodic, largely made up of acoustic guitar and, on occasi...
‘How to Train Your Dragon’ burns dimly as a near carbon-copy of the original
By Eva Tweeten
“Was it worth it?”
This question was on many people’s minds when the live-action “How to Train Your Dragon” movie came roaring into theaters. While live-action remakes of popular animated films have been popular since the release of Disney’s “Cinderella” in 2015, the reviews of these movies have steadily plummeted since then. The commercial failure and poor reception of the 2025 release “Snow White” is proof of this. But just as studios seemed to be ...
Summer Heroes: ‘Thunderbolts*’ and ‘Fantastic Four: First Steps’
By Danielle Cherry and Katlynn Rossignol
Marvel Studios is back in action! This summer saw the release of “Thunderbolts*” and “The Fantastic Four: First Steps.” Both featured a group of heroes as they worked with their team’s dynamics to save the day.
“Thunderbolts*” welcomes fans back into the Marvel Cinematic Universe with beautiful team-ups and gut-wrenching emotion. Cinema hardly describes the depth of emotion found within the “Thunderbolts*” movie (and yes, ...
Summer Blockbusters: ‘Jurassic World: Rebirth’ and ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’
By Danielle Cherry
This summer brought blockbuster films back into the theaters, filling audiences with excitement to see their favorite characters and stories back on screen. This year, the two returning blockbusters to grace our screens were: “Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning” and “Jurassic World: Rebirth.”
Both movies were a continuation of stories and worlds fans love, hitting every plot point that is required to make these movies what they are. For “Mission: ...
Has Modern Hollywood lost its grit?
By Ben Konuch
There’s a fascinating trend sweeping through modern blockbuster films, and if you look hard enough, you may be able to spot it underneath all the action and spectacle. Hollywood is not necessarily in danger of bad writing, bad acting or even anything to do with visual effects, and it’s certainly not the empty accusation that Hollywood is no longer creative.
No, my issue with modern Hollywood is something that I’ve seen grow over the last decade and came into ...
