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March 2016

March 09, 2016

Vintage Chrisicisms: Reopening the ‘Cloverfield’ mystery box

Eight years later, "Cloverfield's" biggest legacy might be its trailer. That's an odd thing to...

March 07, 2016

“It’s My Favorite” talks childhood adventure, and we talk the future of this blog

Hello everyone! First off, I'm happy to announce that the podcast I co-host with two...

March 06, 2016

Bread and wine

I've taken communion hundreds of times since I first grabbed a stale cracker and thimbleful...

March 04, 2016

‘Fuller House’ is inexcusable in the age of great family sitcoms

After 20 years away, it looks like the Tanners aren't going anywhere soon. This week,...

March 03, 2016

New ‘Ghostbusters’ trailer brings something strange to your neighborhood

One of the highlights of 2015 for me (with the exception of my daughter's birth,...

March 01, 2016

The month of Christian movies

It appears that "Risen" was just the beginning. Two weeks after the Joseph Fiennes historical...

February 2016

February 29, 2016

Spotlight: Oscar gets it right

I was prepared to go home crabby. Early in last night's Oscar telecast, it looked...

February 28, 2016

The Road to Easter: Godspell

When I was a high school freshman, I scored a bit part in our fall...

February 27, 2016

The decision point for American Christianity

I know you come to this site looking for movie news and reviews. And 90%...

February 26, 2016

Why I love the Oscars

Wow. We're at Oscar weekend already. I thought about doing an Oscar prediction post this...

February 25, 2016

‘The Witch,’ ‘Risen’ and the problem with faith-based films

Last weekend, indie horror film "The Witch" debuted head-to-head against faith-based historical drama "Risen." One...

February 21, 2016

The Road to Easter 2016: Jesus Christ Superstar

With “The Gospel According to St. Matthew,” we looked at one of cinema’s most straightforward...

February 21, 2016

“It’s My Favorite” talks “X-Files,” “Hamilton,” OJ and more!

Hey everyone! For about the past year, I've had the great joy of co-hosting a...

February 19, 2016

Review: ‘Risen’ is a fresh take on the gospel story

"Risen" isn't a movie that will change the world. It's not going to take home...

February 19, 2016

Review: ‘The Witch’ is terrifying and troubling

A masterpiece of tension and atmosphere, "The Witch" left me disturbed and unsettled; it's not...

February 17, 2016

Christians and the movies: What are we afraid of?

Editors' Note: This article is part of the Patheos Public Square. This month we're asking:...

February 15, 2016

Kirk, Kanye and Christians sharing the spotlight

Let's get this straight: Normally, I don't care what Kanye West does. I'm a 36-year-old...

February 14, 2016

The Road to Easter 2016: The Gospel According to St. Matthew

I wonder if sometimes the best people to bring sacred stories to life are nonbelievers....

February 13, 2016

“Deadpool,” libertines and the Christian critic’s dilemma

I love comedies, comic book movies and films that break the fourth wall. You would...

February 12, 2016

Review: Zoolander 2

How bad must a movie be if it can't even make me smile by killing...

February 10, 2016

My Essentials: My five favorite critics

We're continuing the "Getting To Know You" portion of this blog. Two weeks ago, I...

February 09, 2016

The road to Easter 2016: The Jesus Project

Growing up Baptist, Lent always fascinated me. Many of my friends were Catholic, and I was...

February 07, 2016

Big Game Trailer Roundup!

For the first year in decades, I didn't watch the Super Bowl. It wasn't a...

February 05, 2016

Movie Review: Hail, Caesar!

When a colleague and I talked about the work of Joel and Ethan Coen on a...

February 05, 2016

On Christians, guns and the movies

Note: Spike Lee's "Chi-Raq" just became available on Amazon Prime this week. I thought it...

February 04, 2016

“The Witch” has The Satanic Temple? “Risen” has the Pope.

Maybe there really is a cinematic holy war going on. Just a day after The...

February 04, 2016

Are Satanists using ‘The Witch’ to start a cinematic holy war?

I haven't seen "The Witch," Robert Eggers' upcoming horror film. I heard all about it...

February 03, 2016

My Essentials: My 10 Favorite TV Shows

Welcome back to week two in a series I'm calling "My Essentials." As I continue...

February 02, 2016

“Groundhog Day,” Ecclesiastes and the many faces of Bill Murray

As I alluded to earlier, I had some minor outpatient surgery yesterday, and I've spent...

February 02, 2016

Listen to me talk about the Coens on ‘Far From Hollywood’!

Hello everyone! I'm currently mending from some minor elective surgery, and laid up on the couch...

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