Jamie Rice

Nov 24, 2024 | geeksundergrace.com | Juliana Purnell |Stephen Hall |Tyler Hummel |Jamie Rice

The politics of Angel Studios are challenging to track, even though they’ve come to lead many of the discussions surrounding their film output in the past two years. They’ve partnered with conservative outlet The Daily Wire to release Sound of Hope and released the infamous Sound of Freedom to a ravenously conservative audience. At the same time though, the content of their releases and their creative partners skew progressive and diverse. Sight and Sound of Hope star actors of color.

Nov 22, 2024 | geeksundergrace.com | Jamie Rice |Spencer Patterson |Tyler Hummel |Joe Morgan

This is the fourth in a multi-part article series running from November 1 to Epiphany. It discusses the themes and meaning of Christmas movies, digs into specific tropes, and unpacks the true nature of Christmas. The first, second, and third essays can be found here. When examining the history of Christmas movies, one begins to recognize how Christmas operates as a subgenre. It ebbs and flows with the film industry trends, following popular genres.

Oct 31, 2024 | geeksundergrace.com | Andrew Borck |Juliana Purnell |Logan Smiley |Jamie Rice

I’ve been on a long discernment path with my faith for the past six years. After being baptized in a megachurch in October 2019, I’ve spent years trying to understand the nature of my beliefs and interrogate various ideas.

Dec 5, 2023 | geeksundergrace.com | Derek Thompson |Joe Morgan |Jamie Rice |Tyler Hummel

The rise of Taika Waititi has been one of the most interesting developments of the past decade. His low-budget comedy What We Do In The Shadows—largely emerging from the creative team of HBO’s defunct comedy series Flight of the Conchords—was a tiny cult hit of a film that rapidly escalated into prominence, resulting in the director being handed the keys to direct Disney projects like Thor: Ragnarok and Thor: Love and Thunder, with a Star Wars film on the way.

Aug 22, 2023 | geeksundergrace.com | Spencer Patterson |Derek Thompson |Jamie Rice |Joe Morgan

Last September, someone let slip that one of Nickelodeon’s most popular animated shows was receiving its first official continuation in nearly two decades. This was a pleasant surprise, given that Danny Phantom has largely sat on the shelf for a long time. The show’s network considered it a partial failure due to its inability to produce marketable tie-in products and merchandise sales, outside of a brief line of Burger King toys.