‘His Dark Materials’ Imagines a Church Without God
Christianity Today – Nov. 7, 2019
Imagine a world where the church exists without Jesus. Where a hierarchical church authority controls society, but lacks the genuine faith to guide it. His Dark Materials, a new HBO show based on the trilogy of the same name by Phillip Pullman, takes viewers into this oppressive world where the “Magisterium,” a fictional church, rules with fear and brutality.
Writer/Director Rian Johnson on Going From Star Wars to Knives Out
The Credits – Nov. 5, 2019
Director Rian Johnson wanted to do something “completely different” from Star Wars with his new movie, Knives Out (released Nov. 27).