catapult magazine

Items tagged fantasy

• Life's like an onion

  As an animated film, Shrek defies the norms set by sweet and predictable Disney films.

• Consciousness is a terrible curse?

  Adaptation joins several other well-known films in addressing the isolating problems of writing and self-creation.

• Calvin's experiment

  What happens when a science project doesn?t go exactly as planned?

• The Scandal of Harry Potter

  A discerning look at the controversial series reveals common misconceptions about fantasy.

• Is your church fantasy-friendly?

  On the need to cultivate the fantasy-lives of believers in Spirit-filled churches.

• The moral structure of Middle Earth

  Matthew Dickerson's Following Gandalf follows the post-movie trend in analyzing Tolkein's works.

• It takes 'two to tango' and I'm a willing partner

  A married woman struggles with a strong attraction to another man.

• The joy of collecting?dust

  Gathering stuff put in the perspective of life in the Creator.

• Visiting Oz

  A fresh look at an old classic reveals reasons to revel and to critique.

• Imaginative fancy and innocuous fantasy

  A reflection on the energizing power, for better or worse, of imagination.

• Get me through another day

  A review of the film Pan’s Labyrinth exploring the film's imaginative qualities.
  

• To be two

  A fantastic tale about losing--and finding--one's voice.

• The hopes and fears of all the years

  Reflecting on the films Melancholia and Another Earth as Christmas approaches.

• Child’s play

  On making room to kindle our childhood imaginations.