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May 2010

May 08, 2010

The Trouble with Trailers

Steven Greydanus describes a growing problem for moviegoers, and he's absolutely right. Have you ever...

May 03, 2010

Name your favorite big screen horse.

With the breaking news that Steven Spielberg is going to turn the children's book War...

May 03, 2010

NarniaWeb posts a Dawn Treader trailer description; fans go crazy

I'm curious: Are you looking forward to The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the...

April 2010

April 29, 2010

Dante’s Inferno… you know, for kids!

I just saw the Oscar-winning Argentinian film The Secret in Their Eyes. (Seeing that and...

April 27, 2010

Philip Pullman returns… with a book about Jesus.

The author of The Golden Compass now has a book about Jesus. And - shocker!...

April 27, 2010

Stumped.

I just received this summary of a movie coming out on DVD. I've blocked out...

April 26, 2010

On sentimentality.

I'm making some observations about sentimentality in a couple of upcoming reviews, and to enhance...

April 26, 2010

Remake and Hum

The prolific French director Patrice Leconte made a wonderful movie called Man on the Train...

April 25, 2010

News from Joe Henry

I had the privilege of chatting with one of my musical heroes this morning -...

April 24, 2010

30 Years Ago, in a Galaxy Far, Far Away…

30 years ago this month, were you looking at the calendar, gnawing at your fingernails,...

April 21, 2010

World Cup 2010

I've never been a soccer fan. But this preview just might make me one...

April 21, 2010

Should Civil War Southerners be compared to Nazis? Andy Whitman responds.

My favorite music reviewer/columnist Andy Whitman writes about other things too, with just as much...

April 16, 2010

Your Fantasy-Novel Pet Peeves… and Auralia’s Colors.

What are your fantasy novel pet peeves? The fantasy writer at Badgerish.net begins a post...

April 14, 2010

Name That Upcoming Movie

"It's this little tiny story of a kid growing up in the 50s with a...

April 13, 2010

Marma-duped

Parents everywhere will soon be rushing out to theaters with their children and spending close...

April 13, 2010

Hey Iron Man fans: Want to See Joss Whedon as Head Coach of The Avengers?

I've had pretty much ZERO interest in The Avengers as a movie, since I've never...

April 12, 2010

Pop Damage reviews Raven’s Ladder

Who says Monday mornings are a drag?! I was minding my own business, getting some...

April 10, 2010

Alissa Wilkinson on Tim Burton in Blunderland

"Why was I... bored?" I haven't seen Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland yet, and Alissa...

April 09, 2010

The Crazy Interview Begins.

Having completed a long list of online interviews for Raven's Ladder, I've challenged fans and...

April 08, 2010

It was twenty years ago today…

It was twenty years ago today... Do you remember? What was it like, seeing that...

April 08, 2010

C.S. Lewis explains.

C.S. LEWIS: What we want is not more little books about Christianity, but more little...

April 01, 2010

The role of Bilbo Baggins has been cast…

Striving to contradict the rumors that production of The Hobbit is in trouble, Guillermo Del...

February 2010

February 02, 2010

Police, Adjective (2010)

My review of Police, Adjective is posted at Image. Here's how it starts. I’ve just...

January 2010

January 17, 2010

I’m a ramblin’ guy. I’m ramblin’, ramblin’ round…

Chances are I'll make my way to your neighborhood one of these days, if I...

January 15, 2010

Who would you cast? (Answer, and You Might Win a Prize.)

One of my favorite kinds of "wishful thinking" is to cast movies of my favorite...

January 04, 2010

Looking Closer’s Favorite Movies of 2009, Part Two

Image has posted Part Two of my year-end reflection on the movies of 2009. Today:...

January 01, 2010

Looking Closer’s Favorite Movies of 2009, Part One. And an urgent appeal.

It's time for me to join the parade of list-makers... The first part in my...

December 2009

December 24, 2009

Looking Closer’s Favorite Recordings of 2009

December 18, 2009

Washington Times on “Christian movies”

Reporter Bekah Grim of The Washington Times wanted to know why I don't get excited...

December 18, 2009

Are you ready to go back to James Cameron?

My review of Avatar is published at Image journal. In a few days, I'll post...