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September 2017

September 22, 2017

Guilty Music Pleasures and the Great Creation/Evolution Debate on CROSS.CULTURE.CRITIC.

I'm going to keep this short, because this is a fun one and I can't...

January 2017

January 25, 2017

The Story of God: Proof of the Divine

Season two of “The Story of God with Morgan Freeman” airs Mondays at 9 p.m. (8...

January 17, 2017

Wrestling with ‘Silence’

Raised in a Christian community, I constantly heard stories of martyrdom. The Bible is replete...

November 2016

November 17, 2016

To everyone telling me to be quiet and trust God after this election

Again, apologies. I know: I'm the movie guy. And trust me, next week, you're going...

November 10, 2016

Losing my evangelical home

I promise we'll get back to movies shortly. Given the events of this week, I...

August 2016

August 23, 2016

Jesus VR, the Ark Encounter and fetishizing authenticity

Next month, visitors to the Venice Film Festival will have the opportunity to view the...

August 12, 2016

Review: “Pete’s Dragon”

"Pete's Dragon" returns wonder to family movies. Director David Lowery's remake of the 1977 Disney...

July 2016

July 29, 2016

Review: “Gleason”

Early in "Gleason," former football player Steve Gleason, who is beginning to experience the first...

July 20, 2016

Grace and beauty in “Babette’s Feast”

Hey everyone, Chris here. I'm currently on vacation with my family. But awhile back, I...

June 2016

June 15, 2016

Interview with comic book artist Ted Woods

Here's a new feature I'm hoping to implement more regularly on this blog. Constant readers...

June 14, 2016

The strange love affair between Christians and guns

This isn’t the first time I’ve addressed this, and I hate that. This post, in...

May 2016

May 03, 2016

Why I don’t expect a miracle

This post is part of a weekly series focused on the National Geographic Channel’s documentary...

April 2016

April 19, 2016

My evolving views on Creation

This post is part of a weekly series focused on the National Geographic Channel’s documentary...

April 08, 2016

Interview: “Sons and Doubters” podcast co-hosts Aaron Hale and Luke Brawner (part 2)

Welcome to part two of my interview with "Sons and Doubters" co-hosts Aaron Hale...

April 07, 2016

Interview: “Sons and Doubters” co-hosts Aaron Hale and Luke Brawner (part 1)

One of the great discoveries I made last year was the "Sons and Doubters" podcast,...

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...

February 2016

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 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...

January 2016

January 25, 2016

Welcome to Chrisicisms!

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