The Phantom of the Open – Movie Review
By: Russ Matthews
Few people outside the golfing community would be familiar with Maurice Flitcroft. Still, to those within the sport, this man was legendary. Read more
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‘The Gray Man’ is Bourne Plus a Sense of Humour – Movie Review
By: Russ Matthews at Reel Dialogue
Since Avengers: Endgame, directors Anthony and Joe Russo have been flying under the radar with smaller productions and producing roles for Netflix. Read more
Did You Tick ‘No Religion’ in the Census?
By: City Bible Forum
A whole bunch more people ticked “no religion” for the first time on the 2021 census compared to the 2016 census. Perhaps you were one of them. Or perhaps you were one of the whole bunch who ticked “no religion” for the first time in the 2016 census. Read more
Minions: The Rise of Gru [Movie Review]
By: Russ Matthews at Reel Dialogue
We journey back in to the mid-1970’s in this latest Minion adventure. The 11¾-year-old Felonius Gru (Steve Carell) knows he wants to be a super-villain.. Read more
‘Elvis’ is One of Luhrmann’s Best [Movie Review]
By: Russ Matthews at Reel Dialogue
Since Elvis’ untimely death in 1977, many reports of his lifestyle have made it difficult to differentiate fact from legend. Read more
“Social Glyphosate”, aka Individualism, and How It’s Withering Our Society
By: City Bible Forum
On Monday morning I decided that I would take to all of our indoor plants with weed killer. Actually I didn’t decide that. I decided to feed all of the plants with liquid fertilizer, but inadvertently took the wrong bottle out of the cupboard and gave them all a liberal dose of glyphosate, a broad-spectrum herbicide. Read more
CODA: With Three Oscars, This Film’s Making Waves
By: City Bible Forum and Reel Dialogue
As CODA opened at the Sundance Film Festival, director Sian Heder (Tallulah) could not have imagined how her film would make so much noise – and go on to win three Oscars for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Adapted Screenplay.
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Grief and Growing up Explored in ‘The Adam Project’
By: City Bible Forum
Some film projects can be labelled as ‘getting the band back together.’ The Adam Project has the production team of Free Guy connecting with the world of 13 Going on 30. Read more
The Batman: A Movie Review of the Latest Version
By: Russ Matthews of City Bible Forum and Reel Dialogue
Since his first appearance in Detective Comics in 1939, Batman has been a mainstay in Western culture. Every character in this world, including Catwoman, The Penguin, Alfred Pennyworth, and the Joker, is as familiar to children today as the generations introduced to him in the comics.
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A Refreshing Conversation Between an Atheist and Christian
By: Robert Martin
There is little doubt that the question of the reality of God is a question which polarises and divides. Why is there such passionate disagreement? Does what we believe even matter? Would it be better people simply stopped bringing it up? Read more