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May 2005

May 18, 2005

Revenge of the Sith: Post-Viewing Questions

Okay, when you've finally seen Revenge of the Sith, I'd love to hear your thoughts...

May 18, 2005

Darren Hughes on Beau Travail

Darren's elaborating on an exquistely filmed Claire Denis film, its provocative soundtrack, and one of...

May 18, 2005

Star Wars, Episode Three – My Review

Here's my review. We've reached the Darth nadir.

May 17, 2005

My New Review of "Distant"

The Other Journal has published my review of Distant. I wrote a capsule review of Distant...

May 16, 2005

"Kingdom of Portland"

I'm just asking for trouble. This afternoon I was interviewed live on the Christian radio...

May 16, 2005

Revenge of the Sith reviews!

My review of Star Wars, Episode Three: Revenge of the Sith will be posted on...

May 14, 2005

I’m glad I caught "Dear Frankie" before it disappeared.

Just got back from a matinee of Dear Frankie at Seattle's Crest Cinemas, the discount...

May 13, 2005

A Sequel to "The Dark Crystal"??

Apparently so!! I would rejoice over this... I would dance with glee... ...if only they...

May 13, 2005

Star Wars 3: What Questions Do You Want Answered?

As you count down the days to Star Wars, Episode Three(if, indeed, you care at...

May 13, 2005

Jonathan Rosenbaum on "Crash" and How He Rates Movies

Today, Jonathan Rosenbaum zeroes in on what drove me crazy about Crash. (Warning: Spoilers!!) Following...

May 13, 2005

Letter of the Day

My comments on Islam in my Kingdom of Heaven review have been tweaked, politely and...

May 11, 2005

Josh Hurst’s new DVD column!

Congratulations to my good friend Josh Hurst for starting a new column at Christianity Today...

May 10, 2005

CT on Over the Rhine, the album, the tour, the marriage

Another interview... this time with just Karin ... about saving the marriage, the music, and...

May 09, 2005

The Circle is Now Complete

For me, a journey that began in 1977 ends today. The circle is now complete....

May 09, 2005

U2 in Church … A Wonderful Night

I had to fight back some serious surges of emotion tonight as a dream came...

May 08, 2005

Guess who’s writing a book about Jesus…

First, Isabelle Allende writes a Zorro novel... ... now guess who's writing a Jesus novel!...

May 08, 2005

The Narnia Trailer is Here!

The wardrobe awaits... See Aslan. Hear Aslan Roar. My thoughts: Looks like the big, Lord...

May 07, 2005

U2 in Church!

U2 will NOT be playing live at GreenLake Presybterian Church on Sunday night. But their...

May 07, 2005

Peter Gabriel – "Play" = surround sound heaven

If you have a surround-sound DVD system, and if you have any interest in the...

May 06, 2005

The new issue of Response and "Born Into Brothels"

Enjoy the new issue of Response, which features my review of Born into Brothels. (See...

May 06, 2005

"Kingdom of Heaven" – Reviews, Responses

My review of Ridley Scott's Kingdom of Heaven is developing, but I'll say this: I liked...

May 05, 2005

THUMBS’ UP? What Christian critics say about "Hitchhikers"

My column is up. One of the highlights, from my friend Annabelle, who never hesitates...

May 05, 2005

REVISED: First (and Second) Thoughts on "Kingdom of Heaven"

I saw Ridley Scott's Kingdom of Heaven today. I'll write a review soon. But first,...

May 04, 2005

Boxing day.

Warning: Late-afternoon rant ahead. Watching one of those movie-trailer television commercials on Monday (I mean,...

May 02, 2005

Just a Few More Days of Waiting Before the Circle Becomes Complete

I have my pass to the sneak preview of Star Wars 3: Revenge of the...

May 02, 2005

A Man from Madison Responds to My Review of "Madison"

From CT Movies' feedback: Your review of Madison was excellent. Why this movie was made...

May 01, 2005

Richard Linklater to direct "Fast Food Nation"

It seems to be a whole new frontier... converting popular non-fiction books into big screen...

April 2005

April 30, 2005

Quote of the day:

Via Movie City News, Jennifer Jason Leigh: "In mainstream movies the woman’s role is mostly...

April 29, 2005

“Their Christianity seems worthy of celebration…”

An interesting passage in J.R. Jones's review of Todd Solondz's Palindromes: Solondz has invoked The...

April 29, 2005

Critic of the Month

For the month of May, the spotlight falls on STEVEN D. GREYDANUS. Steven is, I...