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October 2017

October 26, 2017

Review: “The Florida Project”

Sean Baker’s “The Florida Project” is a miracle. A look at poverty that neither preaches...

October 17, 2017

Movie of the Week: Little Shop of Horrors (1986, Frank Oz)

"Little Shop of Horrors" might be the most adorable movie ever made about murder. Frank...

July 2017

July 27, 2017

Review: “Detroit” is Brutal, Messy and Essential

I grew up in the shadows of Detroit. I was raised in the suburbs outside...

July 13, 2017

“War for the Planet of the Apes” review: Hail, Caesar

"War for the Planet of the Apes" is the type of movie I thought...

June 2017

June 30, 2017

Movie review: “Despicable Me 3” is a 90-minute headache

Let's get this out of the way: Your kids are going to love...

June 15, 2017

“Cars 3” Review: How Lightning Got His Vroom Back

It's official: I'm just never going to "get" Pixar's Cars universe. Despite the studio's ability...

May 2017

May 11, 2017

The Truman Show, Freedom and Less-Wild Lovers

In their book “The Sacred Romance,” Brent Curtis and John Eldredge discuss the rut that...

May 04, 2017

Review: “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” keeps Marvel weird

It's easy to forget that "Guardians of the Galaxy" was the first big question mark for...

March 2017

March 12, 2017

Logan: Wolverine’s R-rated redemption

I've been wanting to write about "Logan," Hugh Jackman's final go-round as Wolverine, since I...

January 2017

January 17, 2017

Wrestling with ‘Silence’

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

January 08, 2017

From “Rogue One” to “Empire Strikes Back”: What I watched on my winter vacation

Don't let the headline mislead you: this isn't all about "Star Wars." As I write...

November 2016

November 08, 2016

“Doctor Strange:” Marvel goes magic

When "Iron Man" debuted in 2008, some wondered just how much leeway the public would...

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...

April 2016

April 28, 2016

Catching up: “Midnight Special,” “Kimmy Schmidt,” “Zootopia” and Linklater

So, for regular readers, I know that my writing's been a bit sporadic in the...

April 24, 2016

Review: “Everybody Wants Some!!”

My college career was nothing like Richard Linklater's. I didn't attend school on a baseball...

March 2016

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...

January 2016

January 25, 2016

Welcome to Chrisicisms!

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