Bethel College religion and philosophy professor, Terry Linhart recently published his eighth book, “The Self-Aware Leader.” The book helps people coming out of graduation to become leaders in their community and work places. Linhart had a book signing at Beth... More »
Editor’s Note: The following article was jointly written by Wesley Lantz and Joshua Goodwin, who are both involved in the theatre department at Bethel. Their personal experiences are related in the first person via this format: Last name: quote. The opinions e... More »
We’ve recently experienced what I think is the definition of irony: two of the latest live-action DC Comics Extended Universe movies, “Batman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice” and “Suicide Squad,” receive mediocre reviews, but the animated film about Batman ended ... More »
The tale as old as time and song as old as rhyme sees new light as what might be Disney’s next classic. “Beauty and the Beast” takes the live-action treatment to one of the most classic stories of all time. Lately, Disney’s become the studio that’s best known ... More »
With Hollywood’s obsession with making almost all movies somehow connected with one another to create a cinematic universe, it seems like the right time to have a universe involving one of the biggest (literally) movie monsters in all cinema: King Kong. And wh... More »
If you have ever stepped on the campus of Bethel College in March or April, you may notice that there are plenty of students looking over their shoulders and holding squirt guns. Anxiety, isolation and paranoia run rampant on the school grounds due to a game c... More »
Whenever an actor portrays a classic superhero on the big screen, the move can either make or break their career. At the time that the first “X-Men” movie came out in 2000, nobody really knew who Hugh Jackman was. And he was going to be playing the best charac... More »
Trying to direct a sequel to an action movie is sometimes a tough thing for Hollywood to get around to, especially when the first movie was good. When it finally does happen, it usually goes one of two ways: it’s either great, like “The Bourne Ultimatum” or “T... More »
There are some serious issues facing the world right now. People complain of political disarray and social problems arising day in and day out. There’s hunger for growth and development for us as a nation, but what about where that nation is located? Fun fact:... More »
True stories can sometimes be seen as manipulative. But some films this year, such as “Sully” or even “Hidden Figures,” which are based on true stories, pulled it off with the material they were given while still tugging on the heartstrings. Plus, it wouldn’t ... More »
Valentine’s Day at Bethel College generally means a few things: obnoxious Snapchats, random gift-giving for no reason, obnoxious couples in the Great Room and campus-wide pranks. Essentially, the single introvert’s nightmare. I steeled myself for all this and ... More »
It’s that time of the year again for us film fans. On Jan. 24, we were given the nominations for the 89th Academy Awards, along with speculations about what lucky film will get the chance to get in as the best of the best that 2016 has given us. This year has ... More »
