Monthly Archives: May 2013

Safety Not Guaranteed: Unexpected Time Travel

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

Having won the screenwriting award at the Sundance Festival in 2012, it’s strange that I heard no buzz related to Safety Not Guaranteed, a little indie film about a magazine’s exploration of a man claiming he can time travel. More like Primer than Hot … Continue reading →

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Hashtag Manifesto: Who Am I?

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

While my normal posts revolve around movies, pop culture, or current events related to pop culture and movies, a manifesto of sorts has been coming to mind based on the labeling that has divided the Church for centuries and continues … Continue reading →

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Rob Bell, God, and What He’s Talking About

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

I’m aware that Rob Bell means a lot of things to a lot of Christians. Some Christians see him as a breath of fresh air; some think he’s the sign of the times, that he’s watering down Christianity until religion … Continue reading →

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Jack Reacher

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

When I saw Jack Reacher in the theaters, I couldn’t get past all of the things that were wrong with with Tom Cruise. He was too young, too polished, too short to be Reacher, the hero of Lee Child’s series of … Continue reading →

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Superman Unbound

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

My anticipation of the June release of Man of Steel is pretty well publicized… if you read Hollywood Jesus. After the marketing, social, and mythos snafu that was Brandon Routh’s Superman Returns, it seemed merely a matter of time before Warner Bros. would … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Reviews, Pop Culture | Tagged Brainiac, Darkseid, Doomsday, Geoff Johns, Lex Luthor, Man of Steel, Superman, Zod | Leave a comment

Iron Man: You Know Who I Am, But Do I?

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

Iron Man 3 was a different kind of superhero movie than we’ve seen before, more akin to Dark Knight Rises than The Avengers, but it was still officially the first sign that summer is upon us. Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) returns … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Reviews, Pop Culture | Tagged anxiety, Avengers, Ben Kingsley, Boston Marathon, Bullying, Chitauri, current-events, Dark Knight Rises, identity, Iron Man 3, Jon Favreau, politics, PTSD, Robert Downey Jr., Shane Black, terrorism | Leave a comment

Broken City: Stop Being “Stuck”

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

I’ve become a Mark Wahlberg fan, to the point where almost everything he’s in, I have to see. Now, Pain & Gain was an exception, but I ran out to see Broken City in January, and I wanted to see it again … Continue reading →

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