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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...

March 2009

March 23, 2009

“Knowing” Remarks from Ebert and… Well… Others

Roger Ebert bothered many film critics and moviegoers when he turned in a four-star review...

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...

April 2008

April 08, 2008

Compromising Caspian?

Today at CT Movies, witness Mark Moring challenging Douglas Gresham on Prince Caspian. And Gresham's...

February 2008

February 19, 2008

Readers Respond to the CT Movies Critics Choice

It's business as usual as readers respond to the 2007 Critics Choice list at CT...

February 12, 2008

Specials: CT Readers Choose Best of ’07. The Passion of the Screenwriter. Is Juno Overrated?

Where does Evan Almighty rate higher than No Country for Old Men and There Will...

February 05, 2008

The 2007 Critics’ Choice List from Christianity Today’s Film Critics

You saw the first list, the Most Redeeming Films of 2007. Now, here's the Critics'...

January 2008

January 29, 2008

CTMovies: The Top 10 Most Redeeming Movies of 2007

Okay, here's the first of CTMovies' two annual movie lists... The Top 10 Most Redeeming...

April 2007

April 26, 2007

Christians as a “Niche Market”? (Or… What I Learned at the Biola Media Conference)

My overview of the volatile conversations and debates at the Biola Conference is now published...

April 04, 2007

New Feedback at CT Movies

There are a couple of new letters up at the CT Movies feedback page... or,...

March 2007

March 05, 2007

“Have We Lost Our Minds?” Readers Say “No!”

My blog post about CT Movies' reviews and the Christian perspective that informs them was...

February 2007

February 20, 2007

The Christianity Today Readers’ Poll

I've already linked to Christianity Today's "Most Redeeming Movies of 2006" list (a list of...

February 18, 2007

The latest amazing presumption about my life, my faith

Does this sound presumptuous to you? The reality is [Mark, Peter, and Jeffrey] are guys...

February 16, 2007

Mark Moring on CT Movies, Walden, the CT film awards, and recent criticism of CT’s alleged "agenda"

Here's Mark Moring's newsletter for the week. I encourage you to subscribe. It's usually brief,...

February 16, 2007

Are Christianity Today’s Movie Reviews Written With an "Anti-Evangelical Agenda"?

As you may already know, this week a radio talk-show host accused Christianity Today Movies'...

February 15, 2007

“The Last Sin Eater” and CT Movies, Round Two: Film Forum

Many, many thanks to Peter T. Chattaway for doing a great job covering Film Forum...

February 13, 2007

CT’s Top Ten Lists: A Sign of the Coming Apocalypse?

If you're reading Through a Screen Darkly, you've probably come across some of my "war...

December 2006

December 04, 2006

“What?! You Mentioned Mormonism?”

A few days back, Christianity Today Movies published an interview with film director Richard Dutcher,...

November 2006

November 30, 2006

Record-Breaker: 17 Movies in This week’s Film Forum

Which Christian film critic calls The Fountain "a syncretistic mishmash that never addresses core biblical...

November 20, 2006

My Conversation(s) with Darren Aronofsky (“The Fountain,” “Requiem for a Dream”)

Earlier this month, I had a long conversation with director Darren Aronofsky, the man responsible...

October 2006

October 04, 2006

Tomorrow’s Film Forum May Catch Angry CT Movies Readers By Surprise.

Some Christianity Today Movies readers have sent in some very angry mail in response to...

August 2006

August 09, 2006

Steven Greydanus joins CT Movies!

CT Movies is... Captain Mark Moring Peter T. Chattaway Carolyn Arends Lisa Ann Cockrel Camerin...

May 2006

May 01, 2006

Hiatus!! (or Through a Book Project Darkly)

For the first time in my five-plus years writing the weekly Film Forum for Christianity...

February 2006

February 03, 2006

The Most Redeeming Movies of 2005?

  Christianity Today Movies has posted The 10 Most Redeeming Films of 2005. Mark Moring...

December 2005

December 28, 2005

Ladies and Gentlemen… Craig Detweiler.

I interviewed screenwriter/film-instructor Craig Detweiler at Biola several months ago in L.A., before any trailers...

September 2005

September 02, 2005

New feedback at CT: Narnia

A letter worth noting at the Feedback page for Christianity Today Movies: Narnia Evangelism posted...

June 2005

June 29, 2005

More feedback at CT Movies – rant, rant, rant

Anybody else want to volunteer replies to these letters posted at CTMovies Feedback page? posted...

June 13, 2005

The CT Movies mailbag: More of the same

Over on the Feedback page of Christianity Today Movies, Mark Moring has posted some more...

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