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Last summer I didn’t make it to the theater very often. Clara was born in April, which meant that she was too young during the summer for me to see a lot of movies. This summer it might be a little bit easier since Clara is older and I’ve got more flexibility in my job.Read more

Yesterday was Alien day, a day honoring our favorite franchise featuring the Xenomorphs. Alien: Covenant looks terrifying, but I really want to see it. Below is my review of Alien from when I first watched it five years ago. In preparation for Prometheus, I finally sat down and watched Alien for the first time. I have put off watching Alien because it scaredRead more

Scott and Ron are back for a very special episode of The Christian Nerd. Just like you'll never forget how excited Jessie was about caffeine pills, you'll never forget this missions-themed episode. Scott and Ron begin with a little "Q&A" then transition into "Countdowns" about their favorite aliens and missions. In "From The Blog" theyRead more

Yesterday director Neill Blomkamp shared the above image on his Instagram with the caption: “Um…So I think it’s officially my next film. #alien.” A few weeks ago Blomkamp shared some concept art he’d done for a potential Alien sequel, a sequel that never came to fruition. Fox must have liked the art, though, because BlomkampRead more

Prometheus comes out this Friday and I want to be ready for it. In that endeavor I recently got over my fear and watched Alien. More recently I watched Aliens. I was excited to watch Aliens because I knew that it’s a lot different from Alien. In Alien, Ridley Scott created a small, intimate horrorRead more

It took the better part of two years but Alycia and I finally got a dog. We had said that we didn’t want to have a dog while living in an apartment. However, once we saw that face, we knew we’d found our first dog. We named her Elphie and she has been a greatRead more