Articles Archive for July 2008

‘New Moon’: Do Vampires Have Souls? And Other Pressing Questions
Posted in Literature on 21 July 2008

In the second post in CAPC’s coverage of Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight Saga, Carrissa Smith focuses on New Moon, the second volume in the series.

E3 Dialogue – MadWorld
Posted in Games on 18 July 2008

Rich and Alan discuss the merits and problems with the incredibly violent new Wii game from Sega, MadWorld.

Kick’n Video Games, Old School
Posted in Film, Games on 17 July 2008

Bill Reichart takes a time out from the E3’s onslaught of new games to discuss a film about one of the golden oldies.

+44 and Punk Rock’s Lack of Maturity
Posted in Music on 16 July 2008

David Dunham wonders whether all good music must change.

Nintendo’s Casual Focus at E3: Epic Fail or Good for Families?
Posted in Games on 15 July 2008

Richard Clark responds to Nintendo’s less than stellar keynote with a word of warning.

Netflix on your Xbox 360: New ways to watch
Posted in Film, Games on 14 July 2008

Alan Noble kicks off Christ and Pop Culture’s ongoing E3 coverage with a consideration about the good and bad implications of watching Netflix with your XBox buddies.

‘Twilight’: A Positive or Negative Influence for Teens? ‘Twilight’: A Positive or Negative Influence for Teens?
Posted in Featured, Headline, Literature on 9 July 2008

Carissa Smith reviews the book that no one who’s male or over 18 wants to admit they’ve heard of.

CGI Storytelling: Why WALL-E Works and Kung Fu Panda Doesn’t
Posted in Film on 8 July 2008

This last week I saw two CGI movies which came highly recommended, Kung Fu Panda and WALL-E. While both films received relatively good reviews, only one told a compelling story, the other was filled with tired cliches and jokes interrupted with marketing moments. One was a genuinely well-made film, worthy of praise and the other could only be explained with the phrase, “it’s just a movie.”

A Superhero “Smaller than Life” A Superhero “Smaller than Life”
Posted in Film, Headline on 3 July 2008

Bill Reichart reviews Hancock – and relates to his struggles.

A CAPC Dialogue: Violence in Blood Meridian, Part 2 A CAPC Dialogue: Violence in Blood Meridian, Part 2
Posted in Literature on 2 July 2008

Though Christians have spent a lot of time discussing sex and language in movies and books, we’ve generally devoted less effort to analyzing the effect of reading about or viewing violence. Here, two of our CAPC writers, Alan Noble and Carissa Smith, discuss these issues in relation to Blood Meridian.

A Theology of Twitter A Theology of Twitter
Posted in Technology on 1 July 2008

Richard Clark introduces Christ and Pop Culture’s new Twitter feed, and discusses the theological implications of the service itself.