critical thinking

Captain America: The First Avenger – AYJW021

The all-American hero from Marvel was chosen because of his inner strength and compassion. But what does Captain America really say?

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Green Lantern – AYJW019

We’re back and Daniel J. Lewis reviews some critical thinking basics and discusses Green Lantern.

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Initial Reactions 13: Tangled

Disney returns to it’s classic-style with it’s fiftieth feature-length cartoon Tangled, a computer-animated film based on the classic German fairytale of Rapunzel complete with Disney’s musical animations, which families have known for years. Tangled is adventurous, romantic, and a lot of fun to watch, and also raises a few discussion points on magic, eternal life, rebellion, the world, dreams, fate, and the power of love.

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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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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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I, Robot, Part 2 – AYJW017

We’ve returned to the studio to record the second part of our discussion on the action-packed, sci fi thriller, I, Robot. (Though actually we never left the studio after recording the first discussion.  If you sent us feedback after hearing the first part of this discussion, we’ll be sure to discuss in some future episode,…

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Initial Reactions 9: The Karate Kid

The Karate Kid remake was entertaining and clean. We still have some initial reactions along with some critical thinking to help you when you view it.

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Ice Age, Part 2 – AYJW015

We’re back to finish our discussion on the entertaining, computer-animated film, Ice Age. If you missed the first part of our discussion, please go back and listen to it. Also go back and listen to our first episode to get an overview of critical thinking.

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The Sixth Sense, Part 1 – AYJW012

M.Night Shyamalan’s classic thriller, The Sixth Sense. Our discussion topics in part 1 include family, marriage, work, some of the characters, and the church’s involvement.

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Initial Reactions 3: Surrogates

Safe from our homes on a cold rainy night, we discuss our initial
reactions after seeing Surrogates in the theater. Surprisingly, this movie gave us plenty to discuss with Christian critical thinking.

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Mega Feedback – AYJW009

Thank you for your feedback on our episodes thus far! We respond to as many as we can, so please download or listen now.

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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Part 2 – AYJW008

Continued conversation on the randomness of Douglas Adams. We discuss The Guide itself, panic, pleasure-seeking, emotions, government, paranoia, and Earth.

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