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October 2017

October 10, 2017

Movie of the Week: Haunted House Extravaganzas

For the month of October, the Movie of the Week will be Halloween-related (although not...

October 06, 2017

The best underrated Steven Spielberg

This weekend, HBO airs its documentary "Spielberg," a 2.5-hour long overview of the career of...

August 2017

August 23, 2017

What Are the Greatest Comedies of All Time?

Comedy films and comedians often don't get the respect they deserve from film buffs. Think...

April 2017

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...

December 2016

December 20, 2016

My favorite (non-movie) pop culture of 2016!

2016 is coming to a close. And while there are a lot of reasons to be...

October 2016

October 14, 2016

5 pieces of pop culture to help you endure the election

The election. I know, I'm sick of it, too. But take heart: November 8 is...

October 08, 2016

The Monthly Catch: Wilderpeople, Beatles, Raiders and more!

If you're a constant reader, you've probably noticed my productivity has dropped a notch (or...

September 2016

September 01, 2016

The Monthly Catch: Harry Potter, Sing Street, Kubo and more

I can't believe we're September already (sorry, this is coming a day late). It's been...

August 2016

August 24, 2016

The BBC 100 Greatest Films list presents a learning opportunity

I love lists. I know that's not the critically correct thing to say — most critics...

August 03, 2016

5 Reasons ‘Stranger Things’ is Great

If you read my July wrap up, you know that I've been obsessed with Netflix's...

July 2016

July 31, 2016

The Monthly Catch: “Stranger Things,” BoJack, Star Trek and more!

I cannot believe we're at the end of August already. We're having an incredibly busy...

July 18, 2016

5 Movies Your Kids Must See

As a film lover and a parent, I get frustrated easily. My 4-year-old son is...

June 2016

June 22, 2016

Halftime: The best films of 2016 (so far)

We're quickly approaching the midpoint of the year, and it's been an interesting one. If...

June 20, 2016

Top 10 Pixar moments to make you cry

As Finding Dory just kept swimming into theaters this weekend, it provided another opportunity to...

March 2016

March 30, 2016

5 Ways “God’s Not Dead” fails Christians

In March 2014, "God's Not Dead" brought in $60 million at the box office, proving that...

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 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...

January 2016

January 27, 2016

My Essentials: My 20 Favorite Films

It’s long been cliché for a critic to lament that lists are meaningless, but I...