Are You Just Watching?

It's Superhero Theme Week, and Iron Man 3 fits right in with a not-so-super hero ready to save the girl and the country with a full repertoire of tricks and cheesy one liners.

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time follows an adventurous prince who teams up with a rival princess to stop an angry ruler from unleashing a sandstorm that could destroy the world. We share our critical thinking on destiny, adoption, personal faith, global flood (again), condition of man, corruption, time, and even taxes!

Avengers: Infinity War presents an anti-hero, an anti-savior, and an anti-gospel, all in one non-stop super-hero thriller. Get ready for spoilers!

Brave is a great family movie that raises questions of fate and destiny. We share a biblical perspective with the challenging questions of predestination.

Christopher Robin's healthy dose of nostalgia frames a story that explores how a change of perspective can change everything.

Star Trek Beyond returns us to pure sci-fi adventure but with thought-provoking themes that are dealt with a somewhat heavy hand.

Stranger Things is an entertaining homage to the 1980s as well as a complex story that encourages deeper discussion.

An artificial god, government control through indoctrination, an unjust war, and belief in an afterlife . . . all this and more in our discussion on Captain Marvel.

The live-action Aladdin provides a foundation to discuss greed versus contentment, external versus internal change, and the attributes of God.

Family, friends, duty, and politics are the topics in this second episode on the The Martian.

Daniel and Eve share brief initial reactions to The Sorcerer's Apprentice and Inception. Both movies contain enough content that we'd love to critique them in greater depth once they are out on DVD.

Arrival poses some interesting insights into language and communication and how the sudden appearance of aliens might cause political and social upheaval.

This introduction to the Red Pill documentary by Cassie Jaye explores gender roles from a biblical perspective and discusses how Christians (or anyone really) should watch documentaries.

The Peanut Butter Falcon portrays redemption, brotherhood, and making the best of your natural limitations.

Eve and Tim begin their discussion of The Martian with an overview of how the movie depicts God.

Harriet provides a good foundation for a discussion on life, freedom, and the voice of God from both a historical and spiritual perspective.

If you found out you (and everyone else) were going to die tomorrow, what would you do? What would you think? Where would you put your faith? Eve Franklin delves into the depths of the "real world" struggles of faith versus science and the purpose and meaning of life while exploring the apocalyptic movie Knowing.

Despite a couple inappropriate scenes, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle is an entertaining movie, which explores teamwork, courage, and the importance of living your life with purpose.

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is an entertaining animated hero movie whose alter-ego is a morality “every-man” play about the value of persistence and faith in self.

The Superbowl 53 commercials run the gamut from entertaining to nonsense (some all in one commercial). Join us for the AYJW Commercial Awards.