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Dragons, Maleficent, and Echoes Of Groaning Earth

Do stories such as “Maleficent” and “How to Train Your Dragon” say “man is evil, nature is good”? · E. Stephen Burnett

Godzilla Is Not Dead

There is one thing God and Godzilla have in common. People keep thinking they’ve been killed off, only to watch them come back to life. · R. L. Copple

Visual Impact

Have we been trained over the last few years by movies to only like certain styles of story-telling? · R. L. Copple

Will Poor Adaptation Sink Aronofsky’s ‘Noah’ Film?

“Noah” can tweak details but must keep the Story’s true themes. · E. Stephen Burnett

Looking Back, Looking Forward

John Otter lists his top ten speculative fiction-type things he enjoyed the previous year. · John Otte

‘The Hobbit’ Story Group 12: Inside Information

Two hundred pages into the story, Bilbo Baggins finally “burglarizes” the lair of Smaug the Terrible. · E. Stephen Burnett

‘The Hobbit’ Story Group 11: On The Doorstep

“Stop dragging and get to the dragon,” silly critics may cry; but Tolkien takes his time as his heroes finally reach the Lonely Mountain. · E. Stephen Burnett

‘The Hobbit’ Story Group 10: A Warm Welcome

Tolkien tests his modified genre’s limits when The Hobbit’s road trip turns into political intrigue and even archetype parody. · E. Stephen Burnett

‘The Hobbit’ Story Group 9: Barrels Out Of Bond

You’ll see Bilbo and the Dwarves escape in the new film version, yet Tolkien’s escape is much less visible. · E. Stephen Burnett

‘The Hobbit’ Story Group 8: Flies and Spiders

In which the Dwarves’ company enters a fantasy forest corrupted by evil. · E. Stephen Burnett

Ender’s Film Has Game

Reviewer Melissa Ortega doubted filmmakers could adapt Orson Scott Card’s sci-fi story, but 15 minutes in, she changed her mind. · Melissa Ortega

‘The Hobbit’ Story Group 7: Queer Lodgings

Tolkien introduces Beorn the non-“were-bear,” a creature of vague loyalties and mixed methods. · E. Stephen Burnett

Redeeming Zombies

Dive deep into zombie lit and film — the symbols and spirituality behind this uniquely modern monster craze. · A. T. Ross

Superheroes In The Psalms

“If you know just where to look / You can find them in the Book.” · E. Stephen Burnett

‘Nothing But A Black Puerility’

An evil explored in C.S. Lewis’s Perelandra explains politicians’ fits and challenges Disney “backstory” attempts. · E. Stephen Burnett

Kingdom Come

Humans desire an ideal kingdom, a longing that Scripture promises to fulfill both spiritually and physically. · Yvonne Anderson

More Middle-earth, and Even More Narnia?

“The Hobbit” part 2 gets another trailer, and the Narnia film series gets a new producer. · E. Stephen Burnett

Just Reached My Fill Of Nephilim

Speculating can glorify God. But some Christians go too far about supposedly demonic Nephilim. · E. Stephen Burnett
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