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November 2018

November 14, 2018

The Serious Comedy of ‘Instant Family’

In a blog post entitled, “What Foster Parents Wish Other People Knew,” Sharon Astyk writes...

April 2018

April 17, 2018

‘A Quiet Place’: A Story of Sacrifice in an Age of Self-Interest

A Quiet Place reminds an American culture starved of masculinity, why we need fathers and...

April 10, 2018

What is a Heretic? Netflix’s ‘Christian Film’ Come Sunday

Come Sunday is a thought-provoking film that asks us to walk a mile in the...

February 2018

February 16, 2018

How Was Samson Righteous? A Review of Pure Flix’s Samson

The film falls in to the old mistake of seeing Old Testament characters as simply...

February 05, 2018

Lamenting The Loss of the Sacred in Broadchurch

As I watched the final episode of the 3 season BBC show Broadchurch (airing in...

December 2017

December 05, 2017

Three Billboards: The Violent Grace of Martin McDonagh

Early on in the film Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri there is a brief shot...

October 2017

October 31, 2017

I’ll Push You: Joy Through Serving

A new documentary that opens this week, I’ll Push You, shows two friends going on...

October 12, 2017

Justice and Partiality: Marshall

The new film Marshall, in theaters this weekend, shows us that justice is possible, but...

September 2017

September 30, 2017

Mother!, Beatrix, and Creation Care

In two films this year, Mother! (just released in theaters) and Beatriz at Dinner (newly...

September 20, 2017

Calvinist Movie Review: The Story of a Generation

If Calvinist teaches us anything, it's that God remains sovereign over salvation and the future...

July 2017

July 05, 2017

Echoes of Calvin Onscreen: Baby Driver and Wonder Woman

Two of this Summer’s biggest movies are works of fiction with a strong moral sense....

May 2017

May 19, 2017

Memento and The Lord’s Supper

Every Sunday, we quote Jesus calling us to remember His person and work when we...

April 2017

April 06, 2017

How Should We Raise Smart Kids? A Review of Gifted

The new film Gifted (2017) plays up our love for, and fascination with, brilliant, sassy...

March 2017

March 09, 2017

Why is an Evangelical Pastor Excited About Moonlight Winning Best Picture?

I am an Evangelical pastor who is conservative theologically, believing the historic orthodox doctrines of...

January 2017

January 15, 2017

Martin Scorsese’s Silence: Is Some Soil too Rocky for Jesus?

In the song “The Silence of God,” Andrew Peterson sings: It's enough to drive a...

December 2016

December 28, 2016

Drowning in His Own Private Ocean: Denzel Washington’s Fences

My father grew up in a poor neighborhood in Pittsburgh, PA called Hazelwood in the...

November 2016

November 06, 2016

Hacksaw Ridge: Pacifism or Just War Theory?

Say what you want about him, but Mel Gibson does not go halfway. The 60-year...

October 2016

October 06, 2016

An Unholy Alliance: Christianity and Slavery In Birth of a Nation (2016)

In the new film Birth of a Nation, based on the real life story of...

September 2016

September 06, 2016

20 Great Films From Around The World

I’m often asked by people in my church, “Jonathan, you’ve convinced me that I really...

August 2016

August 12, 2016

The Need For The Resurrection in “The Wait”

The Wait (2016, L'Attesa in Italian) is a new film available to stream from filmmaker...

June 2016

June 28, 2016

The Lobster, Singles, and The Church

The twist in The Lobster is that instead of being paired based upon your virtues,...

May 2016

May 20, 2016

Stop Scrolling: 10 (More) Hidden Gems on Netflix

Do you find yourself on Netflix scrolling through recommended lists, simultaneously overwhelmed by the endless...

April 2016

April 28, 2016

Cutting Hair To Save Lives: The Hopefulness of “Barbershop: The Next Cut”

When they said the third time is a charm, I don’t think they had movie...

March 2016

March 13, 2016

“Experimenter” Movie Review

In 1961, a professor at Yale named Stanley Milgram conducted a now-famous series of experiments...

January 2016

January 13, 2016

My Top 15 From 2015 (And 10 To See in 2016)

2015 was, for me, a good year in movies, not a great year. Some end...

December 2015

December 21, 2015

“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” Movie Review (Spoiler Free)

Spoiler Free!! They're back. Han, Leia, Chewbacca, and so many other familiar characters from the original...

December 14, 2015

Christmas Movies

Allow me to suggest viewing options for Christmas, so that you can hopefully avoid the...

September 2015

September 30, 2015

Stop Scrolling: 10 Hidden Gems on Netflix

Do you find yourself on Netflix scrolling through recommended lists, simultaneously overwhelmed by the endless...

September 22, 2015

Kumiko, And The Hunt For Happy Endings

Nevertheless, I am baffled by the number of people I know who cannot stand for...

June 2015

June 24, 2015

The 2 Best Movies For Every Year of My Life

With my birthday coming up, it’s always a good time to look back at my...

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