by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 4, 2013 | 2013, Articles, Media, Movies & Television
[Warning: Spoilers ahead. You may want to watch the movie The Hobbit (2012) before reading this.] You know The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) may be a movie in trouble when the character you find most “real” is a CGI character. All kudos to Andy Serkis who...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 18, 2012 | 2012, Apologetics, Articles, Christian Living, Jesus, Jesus' Resurrection, Media, Movies & Television
Bernice and I went to see Rise of the Guardians (2012) a few evenings ago. A DreamWorks animated adventure movie, Rise of the Guardians is an epic adventure that tells the story of a group of heroes — each with extraordinary abilities. When an evil spirit known as...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 10, 2012 | 2012, Articles, Christian Unity, Church, Media, Movies & Television
[rb_dropcap]B[/rb_dropcap]ernice and I had a pleasant surprise flying back from Nairobi. We got to see the new Samurai X movie, “Rurouni Kenshin” (2012). (See https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1979319.) The whole family had been exposed to the TV series for some time. We...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 21, 2012 | 2012, Articles, Family, Media, Movies & Television, Parenting
Do you find yourself tearing more easily when you encounter sad scenes in movies you are watching during a flight? I seem to. In recent times, I had to fight back sobs and tears when the horse, Little Blackie, died in True Grit (2010). And I had a really hard time...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 18, 2012 | 2012, Articles, Christian Living, Media, Movies & Television, Sacrifice
I just came back from watching The Avengers (2012) with Bernice. We enjoyed it. You expect the great battle scenes. You wonder if the plot and the characters will mean enough for you to care. They do. Those of us who are old enough to remember when the Avengers comic...
by Bernice Lee | May 12, 2012 | 2012, Art & Beauty, Articles, Books, Media
Confession is good for the soul, I have been told. So I shall indulge. How often have you looked at a piece of Christian art or product and cringed because it is just so much kitsch? I confess right now that I have, and it saddens me. Why is it that we, who have a...
