With college debt at an all-time high and twenty-something employment at an all-time low, only 47% of Millennial graduates believe attending college was ‘worth it.’
Millennials: Big Career Goals, Limited Job Prospects, by David Kinnaman
Hollywood’s Fault and ‘The Fault in Our Stars,’ by Marc Erlbaum
With a spate of teen fantasy films transporting us from reality over the past several years, TFIOS is a welcome return to the world that we actually inhabit.
Current Films by Act One Graduates Reveal Strange Dichotomy in Box Office Mojo’s ‘Christian Movie’ Category
Clare Sera’s BLENDED and Andrea Nasfell’s MOM’S NIGHT OUT highlight the strange dichotomy between ‘Christian’ movies and the rest of Hollywood. The legitimacy and media attention are nice, but is it really a good thing for faith-based filmmaking?
Why ‘Noah’ Is the Biblical Epic that Christians Deserve, by Justin Chang
Detractors of the film are in peril of ignoring one of the great recurring themes of Scripture: that God can and does use the most unlikely characters to glorify His name and advance His purposes.
Christian Leaders Speak Out About NOAH: New Video by Phil Cooke:
With the controversy surrounding Noah flooding the internet (mostly by Christians who have NOT seen the film), Paramount studios asked Phil Cooke to create a short video featuring Christian leaders who HAVE seen the film giving their take on the movie.
There are Artists in the Church??! by Pamela Reynoso
“Oh….you are an artist. How interesting…” And then…an awkward change of topic generally ensues. Immediately.
Alone Together: Barna’s Three Digital Life Trends for 2014, by David Kinnaman
Nearly half of millennials report that their personal electronics create distance between themselves and other people.
100+ All-Time Top ‘Deep Culture Impact’ Films (2014)
Nearly two decades of using film to teach worldview to undergraduate students has resulted in a few surprises in which films have had the deepest cultural impact on a generation. Here’s our list of the top 25 films and our pick for “Best Deep Culture Impact” Film for 2013.
Adult Films: Why Oscars Ignore Movies About Millennials, by John Hanlon
SHORT TERM 12, THE SPECTACULAR NOW, and THE WAY, WAY BACK received as high or higher critical ratings than any of this year’s best picture nominees. So why weren’t any of them nominated?
Twelve Years a Slave to History: Why Academy Voters Often Miss the Real Best Picture
Odds are Brad Pitt and the TWELVE YEAR’S A SLAVE producing team will win best picture Sunday night. Yet history reveals that, when it comes to picking a film that will be recognized as truly great twelve years from now, Oscar voters often miss the mark.
Support Your Screenwriters of Faith: Go See POMPEII Tonight
A $100 million in special effects make this entertaining spectacle of a morality tale well worth an evening’s investment, and by going tonight, you’ll be helping Lee and Janet shine in an industry focused on little but the first weekend’s bottom-line.
Gaming vs. God: Could XBox Make You an Atheist? by Tom Bartlett
Whether violent video games make you more aggressive has been much debated. Much less discussed is whether video games make you an atheist. New research says they could. What?