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March 2016

March 19, 2016

We can’t answer Donald Trump’s noise with our own

A few years ago, my wife and I were walking through Ann Arbor on a...

March 06, 2016

Bread and wine

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

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 27, 2016

The decision point for American Christianity

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

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 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 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 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 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...

January 2016

January 28, 2016

He-Man, Simpsons and things the church banned

When it was announced last week that McG would direct a film adaptation of the...

January 26, 2016

The church must pay attention to the Oscars’ diversity problem

It's old news by now that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has...