Category Archives: Pop Culture

FF Rant: I’m Not An Expert, But I Could Be (Fantasy Football)

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

The last few weeks have been a pop culture/NFL mash-up of epic proportions. Dennis Pitta and Percy Harvin have proven Shakira right: “Hips Don’t Lie.” Aaron Hernandez is trying out for Netflix’s Orange is the New Black. Tim Tebow is trying … Continue reading →

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The Wolverine: Blessed Or Cursed (Movie Review)

Posted on July 27, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

With strong Chris Claremont flair, The Wolverine returns us to the days when Logan (Hugh Jackman) was a ronin, a samurai without a master, in a tale set primarily in Japan. Of course, given the storyline acquired thanks to the previous X-Men movies, the … Continue reading →

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Sunday’s Sermon Today: A Different Kind of Leadership

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

For August 4, at Blandford UMC and The Stand.  We live in troubling times. People hear about terrible things, and talk about how the world is going to hell in a hand basket. But the truth is that people have … Continue reading →

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Pacific Rim: Transformers vs. Godzilla (Movie Review)

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

A friend of mine (who I used to frequent movies with) asked me the other night what I thought of Pacific Rim: would I go? Was I avoiding it? Could it be better than the cheesy trailer? I said I didn’t … Continue reading →

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Turbo: What’s Your Calling (Movie Review)

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

Dreamworks has been regularly releasing some excellent animated films lately (Kung Fu Panda, Madagascar, Rio, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, How To Train Your Dragon), providing some competition for the Walt Disney stronghold. Turbo is the latest from the Paramount studio, with the tale of … Continue reading →

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What’s On? Summer Television

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

I’ll admit it: I watch a lot of television. I regularly watch the premieres of fifteen to twenty new television shows each fall, and sometimes hit a dozen premieres for the summer. This summer, I haven’t quite hit that yet, … Continue reading →

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Sunday’s Sermon Today: A Fish Story

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

This sermon has two endings, and it’s up to you which one you need the most to hear today. Consider it a “choose your own adventure”…. If you’ll be around the Stand UMC on July 21 at 9 a.m. in … Continue reading →

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Orphan Black: Who Are You? (TV Review)

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

BBC America’s Orphan Black delivers some shockingly good moments in its first ten-episode season. Starring Tatiana Maslany as streetwise hustler Sarah, and a number of other clones, the show begins with the startling suicide-by-train of one of the clones, Detective … Continue reading →

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The Matrix & Elysium: Psychological Oppression (Movie Review)

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

As we’ve worked toward the upcoming release of Neill Blomkamp’s (District 9) next release, Elysium, we’ve worked on preview pieces at Hollywood Jesus. I agreed to work on this one, a look at how the Wachowski brothers had taken Big Brother-like ideas … Continue reading →

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42: A Living Legacy (Movie Review)

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

I’ve always marveled at the Civil Rights movement, as idealistic individuals on different sides of the color line worked together to overturn the laws of discrimination against African Americans. Some thought them crazy, others thought they were right, many more … Continue reading →

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