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October 2014

October 12, 2014

Well-Made Movies Won’t Be… Left Behind

Today, Matt Zoller Seitz, editor of RogerEbert.com, defended The Good Lie, a movie in which the...

October 02, 2014

Looking Closer at Left Behind – The Movie!

This post will be updated over the next few days, so check back as this...

October 01, 2014

The Christian Message of David Fincher’s Gone Girl . . . (Not Really)

One of my favorite writers on the subject of art, faith, and culture — Alissa...

December 2011

December 22, 2011

The Fearsome and the Childlike in the Films of Steven Spielberg

In my book Through a Screen Darkly, I wrote quite a bit about the films...

September 2010

September 13, 2010

Christianity Today’s Knockout Interview with Marilynne Robinson

This is the most thrilling stuff I've read at Christianity Today in a while. Great...

July 2010

July 27, 2010

Robert Duvall Gets Lively with Mark Moring

Interviewing Robert Duvall for Get Low, Mark Moring stirred the actor up for a lively...

August 2009

August 14, 2009

Further Thanks to Christianity Today for a Generous Send-Off

Today's unexpected notes from the team at Christianity Today have been a tremendous blessing to...

August 07, 2009

Thanks to the Team at Christianity Today

Just an FYI: Due to my present overload of writing responsibilities and other various pressures...

February 2009

February 24, 2009

NPR: “The New Christian Film Industry!” Christianity Today: “Make It Stop!”

NPR recently ran a story about the (supposedly) exciting new "Christian movie industry." The story...

February 19, 2009

UPDATE: Christianity Today Critiques Movieguide’s “Hollywood Stimulus Plan”

In a display of uncharacteristically poor judgment, The Wall Street Journal has published the "Report...

December 2008

December 26, 2008

It Came Upon a Big Screen Clear: An examination of overlooked, underrated Christmas films

Here's the latest installment in the Through a Screen Darkly series at Christianity Today... It...

November 2008

November 12, 2008

And the Slater Award goes to…

On Christianity Today's "Feedback" page, you'll see a wide range of responses to Peter T....

September 2008

September 09, 2008

Through a Screen Darkly 2: Even Darklier

The curtain just went up on my new monthly column at Christianity Today Movies. It's...

August 2008

August 11, 2008

Looking Closer Breaks New Ground in September

In September, I'm rearranging my weekly schedule to find a better balance. Friends have begun...

July 2008

July 03, 2008

By the Way, God is Not Dead Yet.

I just received the latest issue of Christianity Today in the mail. The cover story:...

June 2008

June 26, 2008

An Open Letter to Employees at Focus on the Family and Boundless

Focus on the Family has yet to apologize for, or express affirmation for, the misleading...

June 26, 2008

Christianity Today Relishes Trash, Waste, Environmental Destruction, and Obesity

In other words... Christianity Today film critic Josh Hurst *loves* WALL-E! It's more than a...

June 24, 2008

Christianity Today’s Mark Moring interviews Andrew Stanton

In an excellent interview, inspiring excellent answers, Mark Moring talks with Andrew Stanton. I saw...

June 19, 2008

Browser, 6/19: Veith on the Sex & the City hubbub; Image and the Diving Bell; New World quesadillas!

The Browser: News & links to raise your eyebrows & furrow your brow. - Gene...

June 18, 2008

Reader Mailstrom, 6/18: “Your reviews are no longer of value to the Christian community.”

I'm starting a new column, chronicling stand-outs from the daily maelstrom of Looking Closer email....

June 17, 2008

Reader Mailstrom, 6/17

I'm chronicling memorable messages from the daily maelstrom of Looking Closer email. Most of these...

June 16, 2008

Focus on the Family’s Ted Slater Tells Christianity Today to “Repent.” Peter Chattaway Responds.

Same song, second verse. The following has been revised and "clarified" by request: Slater's still...

June 15, 2008

Focus on the Family says “Christianity Today Relishes Sexual Perversion.” Call That What It Is: A Lie.

Once a month, I talk with Kim Ketola about movies, faith, and culture on her "Along the Way"...

June 08, 2008

“You reviewed WHAT??”

Mark Moring responds to a chorus of angry readers regarding why Christianity Today Movies bothered...

June 03, 2008

Sex and the CT

Camerin Courtney, a film reviewer for Christianity Today, gave Sex and the City 3 stars...

February 2008

February 28, 2008

“Civilians” Appear in Christianity Today

Look for my review of Joe Henry's Civilians. on page 83 of the March 2008...

January 2008

January 23, 2008

Barack Obama Sets the Record Straight at Christianity Today

Barack Obama, interviewed at Christianity Today: I am a Christian, and I am a devout...

November 2007

November 30, 2007

It’s back: My Original Post on “The Golden Compass” is Up (and Abridged) at CTMovies

Today at Christianity Today Movies, you'll find an abridged version of my original response to...

September 2007

September 26, 2007

“The Iraq war calls for some serious rethinking by Christians…”

David P. Gushee at Christianity Today considers "Our Teachable Moment." This month the President will...

September 20, 2007

And God Was Not in the Spectacle…

Mark Galli on breaking our addiction to spectacle. ...we try to bring earthquake, wind, and...