Tag Archive | Truth

Sermon: 2 Peter 3

Sermon preached at St Luke’s Liverpool on January 19th, 2014.

2 Peter 3 – Live the Truth

Sermon: 2 Peter 2

Sermon preached at St Luke’s Liverpool on January 12th, 2014.

2 Peter 2 – Protect the Truth

Sermon: 2 Peter 1

Sermon preached at St Luke’s Liverpool on January 5th, 2014.

2 Peter 1 – Remember the Truth

Easy A

Easy A

Rated M

Starring Emma Stone, Amanda Bynes

There’s a format to making a teen comedy. Take a teenage social outcast, put obstacles in the way of their quest for popularity and/or the significant other of their dreams, add one or two quirky friends and season with a soundtrack full of Top 40 hits. Sure, not every teen comedy fits the formula. But most do. When a movie sticks too close to the formula, you’re left with something bland and almost unwatchable. The modern trend, pioneered by movies such as American Pie, tends towards gross out humour and over the top sexualisation to try and stand out from the crowd.

But what if you did something different? What if you took the formula and added self awareness, witty dialogue and heart? Easy A takes this route and the result is an enjoyable 90 minutes sitting in a cinema.

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Movie Review: Watchmen (2009)

Watchmen

Watchmen

Watchmen (2009)

Rated MA

It’s the day after I’ve seen Watchmen. I’ve waited just over 10 years to see this movie. Ever since I first picked up the book, I’ve wanted to see what it would look like on the screen. Like many, I was fearful that it was impossible. That anyone who tried would be doomed to failure. The trailers for Zack Snyder’s epic brought new hope. Here was a man who appeared to get it. The expectations began to rise. If this was good, then there would be much rejoicing. If it was a tragedy? There would be blood. Oh yes, there would be blood.

So it’s the next day. Am I ecstatic or are my hands stained with human bean juice? Well, actually neither.

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