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Science Corner: Weltraumgötterdämmerung

May 10, 2023 by Andy Walsh Leave a Comment

This summer's installment of "If you don't teach your kids theology, Marvel Studios will" comes in the form of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Sure, it's not a Scorsesian theological treatise. At times it felt very much like a roller coaster ride--an impression helped along by the fact that just a month ago I was riding an actual Guardians of the Galaxy coaster with filmed story elements featuring the same cast. But every now and again, this technicolor space opera takes a breath between virtuosic cadenzas of violence … [Read more...] about Science Corner: Weltraumgötterdämmerung

Filed Under: Movie Reviews, Science and Faith Tagged With: biological evolution, evolutionary biology, Guardians of the Galaxy, science, science corner, theodicy

Science Corner: Magical Multiverse Thinking

May 11, 2022 by Andy Walsh Leave a Comment

I went to see Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness this weekend. (There are no spoilers ahead.) This was only my third trip to an indoor movie in 2 years. Part of my calculus was the fact that I'd be going to see my daughter in her first school musical later that evening. I obviously wasn't going to miss that. At the same time, if I were to get sick later, I wouldn't want that to retroactively cloud my memories of my daughter's performance. But with multiple activities in the same weekend, I add plausible … [Read more...] about Science Corner: Magical Multiverse Thinking

Filed Under: Movie Reviews, Science and Faith Tagged With: doctor strange, movies, sci-fi film festival, science, science corner

Science Corner: Don’t Look Up at The Matrix

January 12, 2022 by Andy Walsh Leave a Comment

The release of Don't Look Up around Christmas and Epiphany seems like a gift to sermon writers. The film depicts celestial message of impending doom that too many refuse to look up and see. Well, you know who *did* look up? Some Magi, and what they saw heralded salvation, not doom, for the world. Of course, the film was topical for other reasons. When writer-director Adam McKay scripted the film pre-pandemic, he had no idea that reality was an a collision course with his comedy, forcing him to reportedly alter or cut … [Read more...] about Science Corner: Don’t Look Up at The Matrix

Filed Under: Movie Reviews, Science and Faith Tagged With: causality, climate change, Film review, Pandemic, science, science corner

Science Corner: What Remains of a Life?

June 9, 2021 by Andy Walsh Leave a Comment

This post discusses plot details of Ammonite which is based on the life of Mary Anning while admittedly also employing significant creative license. To the extent such a film can be spoiled, this post contains spoilers. We haven't talked about a movie in a while, and since I've written before about Mary Anning, it seemed appropriate to discuss the recent film Ammonite based on her life. I knew very little about the film beyond the fact that Anning was its subject, but I was expecting something akin to The Dig, a … [Read more...] about Science Corner: What Remains of a Life?

Filed Under: Movie Reviews, Science and Faith Tagged With: Ammonite, mary anning, paleontology, science, science corner

Science Corner: If I Could Turn Back Time

September 9, 2020 by Andy Walsh Leave a Comment

Most summers I usually mix in some discussion of a science fiction movie or three. There were fewer options this year, but I did manage to see Tenet. I suppose in the present context we should spend a moment just on that fact. I was able to see the film at a local drive-in theater. With all respect to theater staff doing their best, it is not clear to me that any cleaning and distancing protocol can eliminate the SARS-CoV-2 transmission risk of sitting in the same room with strangers for 2+ hours. Cleaning and masks and … [Read more...] about Science Corner: If I Could Turn Back Time

Filed Under: Movie Reviews, Science and Faith Tagged With: entropy, science, science corner, time travel

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