by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 16, 2018 | 2018, Articles, Books, Media, Movies & Television
One shouldn’t be surprised when one hears that a 95-year-old man has passed away, but there are certain bigger-than-life persons whose death will always surprise you. I was surprised to hear about the death of Stan Lee, one of the founders of Marvel comics and...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 30, 2017 | 2017, Articles, Life Issues, Media, Movies & Television, Suffering
(Spoilers ahead for fans of Bones.) The finale of the TV series Bones, was a two-part episode (season 12, episodes 11 and 12). The first part, “The Day in the Life”, ended with a horrendous explosion. The bad guy had won. He had successfully attacked the good guys and...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 16, 2017 | 2017, Articles, Christian Living, Media, Movies & Television, Persecution
[Spoiler alert: If you haven’t watched Logan (2017) and intend to do so, go watch it before you read this. Watch out for the profanity and violence.] Logan is one of those movies that remain with you long after you leave the theatre. I will share a proper...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 30, 2016 | 2016, Articles, Justice, Media, Movies & Television, World Issues
I lost it at Tower Records, 1 Utama Shopping Centre, Petaling Jaya. I can’t remember the year but it was a long time ago when there was still a Tower Records. I had headphones on and was listening to the music of Les Miserables. When I heard “Empty Chairs and Empty...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 9, 2016 | 2016, Articles, Media, Movies & Television
It’s a pity that the recent return of The X-Files (season 10, 6 episodes, fourteen years after the end of the last season) ran on Fox channel when X-Files season 4 was running on Hits Channel at the same time. Season 4 was a showcase of some of the best of those...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 3, 2014 | 2014, Articles, God, God’s Sovereignty, Media, Movies & Television
[Spoiler alert: References to X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) ahead.] It was a vivid dream, the type you have early in the morning just before you wake up. Sons Stephen and Andrew were still young, in primary school. They were wearing their school uniforms — white...
