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June 2017

June 12, 2017

“It’s My Favorite” Talks All Things Summer

I'm going to keep this one quick. I've talked before about "It's My Favorite," the...

June 09, 2017

Review: “It Comes at Night” Leaves Audience in the Dark

Last year's "Krisha" was one of the most astounding directorial debuts I've seen. A disorienting,...

June 08, 2017

Review: “The Mummy” Makes Tom Cruise a Wrap Star

I had fun with "The Mummy," but I don't know that I can defend it....

June 06, 2017

Great news! You can now watch “Step Brothers” at church!

Today, it was announced by Yahoo that Sony is going to make "clean" versions of...

June 04, 2017

Lord, Save Us From Your Followers: ‘The Keepers’ and the Dark side of Christianity

Few shows have provoked as much rage in me as Netflix's "The Keepers." I started watching...

June 01, 2017

“It’s My Favorite” Returns With a Pop Culture Gumbo!

If, like me, you have an insatiable addiction to pop culture, this a great time....

May 2017

May 26, 2017

Review: “Baywatch” Is a Beach Bummer

The funniest moment in "Baywatch" happens at the end of the opening credits. Head lifeguard Mitch...

May 22, 2017

Announcement: Why Should the Devil Have All the Good Podcasts?

I'm a product of nineties youth group culture. I was raised in the Baptist church....

May 11, 2017

The Truman Show, Freedom and Less-Wild Lovers

In their book “The Sacred Romance,” Brent Curtis and John Eldredge discuss the rut that...

May 09, 2017

Holiday Road: My 5 Favorite Movie Road Trips

As you read this, I'm on a week-long vacation with my family. As such, I'm...

May 04, 2017

Review: “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” keeps Marvel weird

It's easy to forget that "Guardians of the Galaxy" was the first big question mark for...

May 02, 2017

Kicking off summer with “Is Genesis History,” MST3K, Batman and more!

Constant readers have probably noticed that the writing here has been a bit slower in...

April 2017

April 18, 2017

How the movies helped me reconcile faith and science

Writing about the relationship between faith and science for the blog series on National Geographic's...

April 14, 2017

Review: Charm keeps “Fate of the Furious” from stalling

The final 45 minutes of "The Fate of the Furious" are some of the most...

April 11, 2017

Crashing: Christian in the wild

HBO's new series "Crashing" finished its first season on Sunday. As with many of the...

April 07, 2017

Holy Week Viewing: 7 Films About Jesus

We're about to enter the most important week of the Christian faith. As we commemorate...

March 2017

March 30, 2017

New “It’s My Favorite” podcasts talk Zelda, Logan and favorite things!

Hey everyone, Been a bit of a crazy week here in terms of posting....

March 24, 2017

Review: Danny Boyle, Ewan McGregor return for another hit in “T2 Trainspotting”

The 1996 cult classic "Trainspotting" was released 12 years prior to director Danny Boyle's Oscar-winning "Slumdog Millionaire" and...

March 20, 2017

“Beauty and the Beast” and the backfiring of outrage

So, my piece a few weeks back on the outrage over Disney's choice to include an "explicitly...

March 17, 2017

Review: “Beauty and the Beast” charms, never fully enchants

Disney's recent trend of remaking its animated classics has been successful because of the studio's...

March 12, 2017

Logan: Wolverine’s R-rated redemption

I've been wanting to write about "Logan," Hugh Jackman's final go-round as Wolverine, since I...

March 04, 2017

Fail as Old as Time: Why Boycotting Disney is Stupid

Two things happened this week regarding Disney's live action remake of "Beauty and the Beast."...

March 02, 2017

3 Reasons You Should See ‘Moonlight’ This Weekend

Hot off Sunday's historic — and famously gaffe-laden — Academy Awards, Best Picture winner "Moonlight" is expanding...

February 2017

February 27, 2017

So, let’s talk about that weird Oscar night

Of all the times for me to go to bed early on Oscar night. I'm...

February 25, 2017

Goodbye, Family Christian Stores

This week, it was announced that Family Christian Stores — one of the world's largest Christian...

February 22, 2017

Why don’t I care about this year’s Oscars?

The apathy I'm feeling toward Sunday's Oscar ceremony is very strange. I've written before about...

February 11, 2017

Review – John Wick: Chapter Two

I've seen several movies begin with a car chase. "John Wick: Chapter Two" is the...

February 10, 2017

Review: The LEGO Batman Movie

See, Zach Snyder? Batman can be fun. Since Frank Miller's "The Dark Knight Returns" plunged...

February 03, 2017

Movies We Need: All the President’s Men

In light of the unprecedented times we're living in and the national turmoil surrounding us,...

February 01, 2017

Have you caught up with “It’s My Favorite”?

Hey everyone, Not going to lie: it's been a week. Work, school and home life...

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