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February 2016

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 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 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

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 01, 2016

Mad Max — Crashes and compassion on the Fury Road

The continuation of our discussion about this year's best picture nominees. Mad Max: Fury...

January 2016

January 29, 2016

The Revenant — A frozen doughnut

We're officially less than a month away from the Oscars. And while there's definitely controversy...

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 27, 2016

My Essentials: My 20 Favorite Films

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

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...

January 25, 2016

Welcome to Chrisicisms!

This is the first entry in what I hope will be a long, engaging conversation....