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42 and Red Tails, Iron Man 3—Upcoming Reviews

Last night I had the pleasure of previewing 42 before its release in theaters tomorrow. I encourage you to go see it and then stay tuned for my critical thinking review combining an in-depth exploration of the real life valor of African Americans in the movie Red Tails (2012) with a heart-felt analysis of a…

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Upcoming Reviews: The Hunger Games, 2012, and Knowing

I just finished watching some of the bonus features on the 2-disc set of The Hunger Games and am thinking that this might be a good movie (and book) to review in the future. There are a lot of social, political, and religious themes to discuss in just the first book of the popular series…

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Batman: The Dark Knight Rises upcoming review

Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight series has raised many philosophical questions. We’ll be in the theater to screen The Dark Knight Rises and share our Christian review with critical thinking.

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Please Nominate Are You Just Watching?™ for Movies/Films in the Podcast Awards

The annual Podcast Awards are upon us! Would you please nominate Are You Just Watching?™ and the rest of the Noodle.mx Network podcasts for awards?

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CONTEST: Win a Free Tron: Legacy Poster

Subscribe to the Noodle.mx Network email newsletter to be entered to win a free promotional poster for the upcoming Tron: Legacy.

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Oops! We Released Our Tangled Review Too Early!

UPDATE: We’re publishing the full review on Tuesday, November 23, over here. My deepest apologies if you came here looking for our Christian critical thinking discussion on Tangled. Unfortunately, I (Daniel) had confused the release date and published my thoughts on Tangled more than a week too early. Please come back late Tuesday night, November…

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Updating URLs, Some Links May Not Work

In an effort to optimize several things on the Noodle.mx Network website, I am changing several things and links may momentarily not work. Please be patient; it won’t be long.

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The Blind Side: Born Again and Adoption

Is it about football, Christian charity, booster loyalty, or just plain greed? Is this story a Christian parable, an insult to Christianity, or worse, a tragedy of how a black man was exploited by wealthy white Republicans? Eve Franklin explores prominent spiritual themes in the book The Blind Side (made into a  by the same…

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Secretariat (2010, movie review)

Reciting from the book of Job, playing “Oh Happy Day,” and employing double meanings to the word “race,”  attempts to be much more than a predictable movie about a housewife with guts and a very special racehorse. In some ways it even succeeds. Eve Franklin previewed Secretariat and shares her critical thinking. Read the family-friendliness…

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Call for Critical-Thinking Comments: I, Robot

We’re jumping back into science-fiction this time! Our next full podcast episode will share critical thinking from the movie . Watch the movie and share with us your thoughts! Leave a message on our listener voicemail line (903) 231-2221, email feedback@AreYouJustWatching.com (audio files are welcome), or comment here in the shownotes. This will be our…

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The Twilight Saga: Spiritual Truths, Part 2

Perhaps the easiest spiritual analogy to draw from the The Twilight Saga is the concept of eternal love. Throughout the four-book story from Bella’s almost continuous perspective, Bella shows how completely unworthy she feels of Edward’s love.

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Live-Show Schedule (June 2010)

For now, here’s what I have decided for the schedule of our live shows: the Ramen Noodle™ live on Mondays at 8:00 p.m. (ET) The Audacity to Podcast™ live on Wednesdays at 8:00 p.m. (ET) Are You Just Watching?™ has yet to go on a live schedule, but we usually record our episodes on a…

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