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March 2016

March 25, 2016

The Road to Easter: “The Passion of the Christ”

It's been 12 years since "The Passion of the Christ" was released to a storm...

March 23, 2016

‘Batman v Superman’: Where are the good guys?

Every once in awhile, I'll walk in on my 4-year-old son playing with his superhero...

March 20, 2016

The Road to Easter 2016: “Easter Mysteries”

When I started this series, my intent was to get away from standard cinematic depictions...

March 18, 2016

Producer Ron Simons talks “Easter Mysteries”

On Tuesday, moviegoers can see a unique look at Jesus' life during a special cinematic...

March 15, 2016

Will Indy regain his soul in ‘Indiana Jones 5’?

Looks like it's time to dust off the fedora, grab the whip and maybe shine up...

March 14, 2016

The Road to Easter: The Young Messiah

I was skeptical of "The Young Messiah." Some of that was my usual hesitation with films...

March 12, 2016

Detroit area readers! Win free tickets to “Easter Mysteries”

This seems to be the year of the Jesus movie. We've already seen "Risen," tomorrow I'll...

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 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 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 12, 2016

Review: Zoolander 2

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

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 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 30, 2016

Weekend Read: Movies and mourning, Netflix, and ‘Hamilton’

First, thank you all for the comments, shares and support during my first week at...

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 25, 2016

Welcome to Chrisicisms!

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