In his review of Iron Man 3 in The New Yorker (subscription required for full version), critic Anthony Lane also explores the relationship between the film’s violence and the bombing in Boston.

Read The New York Times’ review of Iron Man 3.

Collin Garbarino, a blogger who often writes about religion and popular culture, wrote a positive review of Iron Man 3 titled “Iron Man Grows Up,” in which he sees hero Tony Stark as more mature and appealing. Garbarino also penned a defense of the superhero genre in 2012, arguing that it represents a useful mythology that, unlike the ancients, […]

Cliff Guthrie is an associate professor of religion and humanities at Husson University in Bangor, Maine. For many years, he co-taught a course titled “Reel Theology: Faith and the Movies” at Bangor Theological Seminary.

Michele Desmarais is the associate editor of the Journal of Religion and Film and an associate professor of religious studies at the University of Nebraska in Omaha. She specializes in Buddhism and other Eastern religions.

The Rev. Richard A. Blake, a professor of film studies at Boston College, is a film historian and author of Afterimage: The Indelible Catholic Imagination of Six American Filmmakers. He reviews films for America magazine.

Norton Rodriguez is the writer behind ChristianFilmmaker.com, an online ministry to filmmakers and other film professionals.

Ron Reed is an actor, playwright and author of a book titled 1000 Soul Food Movies: A Guide to Films with a Spiritual Flavour. He has written about the movies at Christianity Today, Arts & Faith and at his blog, soulfoodmovies.

Jeffrey Overstreet is co-editor of Filmwell and writes about movies at Christianity Today and Image.