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May 2013

May 28, 2013

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)

Five years ago this week, I was so excited about seeing Harrison Ford return to...

November 2012

November 16, 2012

35 Years Ago Today, Strange Lights Filled the Sky

Today's anniversary nearly slipped past me. But then a tweet from actor Richard Dreyfuss caught...

November 09, 2012

Lincoln (2012)

This time, Spielberg focuses on the delicate art of bringing characters to life instead of...

September 2012

September 13, 2012

Abraham Lincoln: A Trailer, A Speech, and “Divine Providence”

Here's the trailer for Steven Spielberg's Lincoln, starring Daniel Day-Lewis. But that's just the beginning....

September 10, 2012

Look! Spielberg Teases Lincoln; Clint Eastwood: Conservative?; Joss Whedon’s Shakespeare; Steven Greydanus Sings to Babies!

Look! These links caught my attention today, for one reason or another. Check back later....

August 2012

August 21, 2012

Indiana Jones and the Fall of My Favorite Hero, Part One: King of Heroes?

On June 12, 1981, moviegoers watched Indiana Jones disarm a gunslinging traitor with one swift...

January 2012

January 30, 2012

War Horse (2011)

[This review was originally published at Good Letters, the blog hosted by Image.] • Was...

December 2011

December 23, 2011

War Horse (2011)

My review of Steven Spielberg's War Horse is up at Image's blog, Good Letters.

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...

November 2011

November 15, 2011

May I Suggest Daniel Day-Lewis as Moses?

Rumors have been rumbling, and now Twitch seems to be confident: Steven Spielberg appears to...

June 2011

June 14, 2011

My Kind of Loser.

To continue this week of celebrating the 30th anniversary of my favorite adventure movie, here's...

June 12, 2011

30 years later, “Raiders of the Lost Ark” is Still, For a Lot of Moviegoers (Including Me), the Big Screen’s Greatest Adventure.

Apparently, I'm not the only one... Here's Ryan Holt: I must have been as young as...

May 2008

May 22, 2008

Ebert defends Indy’s Standing-O; C.S. Lewis on Mysticism

Indy's standing-o Indiana Jones IV got a standing ovation at Cannes. And Ebert thinks it...

April 2008

April 22, 2008

The Terminal (2004)

[This review was originally published at Christianity Today.] Near the end of Steven Spielberg's new...

March 2007

March 28, 2007

Indiana Jones 4 is Getting Interesting

If you had told me early on that Indiana Jones 4 would star Cate Blanchett...

March 04, 2006

"Empire" strikes again

At The Guardian, author J.G. Ballard remembers the premiere of the movie about his childhood,...

January 2006

January 23, 2006

Spielberg Attacks "Extremist" Munich Critics

Spielberg defends his movie... "Munich" was blasted by some US Jewish commentators who accused Spielberg...

December 2005

December 30, 2005

Steven Spielberg to re-make "Mary Poppins"?!

The Independent has the scoop. Time will tell if it's a... um... quality scoop. Personally,...

December 26, 2005

Munich: A movie that reflects Spielberg’s belief in sin.

Which mainstream film critic said THIS about Steven Spielberg's Munich? Today’s movie culture has so...

August 2005

August 29, 2005

Terry Gilliam speaks his mind.

I gotta say, I agree with Terry Gilliam, who, in spite of the mess the...

July 2005

July 20, 2005

"ET 2, Barrymore?

Peter Chattaway somehow came across some Google news stories about Drew Barrymore and Steven Spielberg...

July 13, 2005

Specials: Steve Martin’s Next Good Movie; Mark Helprin; Cowboy Junkies Sing U2; Steyn on Spielberg

Today's specials: THE REAL STEVE MARTIN ... THE ONE WORTH SEEING... IS BACK Steve Martin's...

July 01, 2005

Spielberg’s New Challenge: No… Not "War of the Worlds"

This is the Spielberg film I can't wait to see. It sounds like the most...

June 2005

June 30, 2005

What’s the Verdict on War of the Worlds?

Like the expressions in this photo, Christian press critics are responding with a smorgasboard of...

June 29, 2005

War of the Worlds (2005)

In Steven Spielberg's War of the Worlds, Tom Cruise runs for his life. Of course...

June 29, 2005

War of the Worlds – first thoughts

My full review will be posted tonight. But for now: Effects: awe-inspiring Sound: awe-inspiring Cruise:...

May 2005

May 30, 2005

Indiana Jones, Part 4: Can they? Should they?

They like it! They really like it! ComingSoon.net reports that George Lucas and Steven Spielberg...

June 2004

June 17, 2004

Ten Questions You’re Asking about Spielberg’s The Terminal

1. Is it worth seeing? Yes. 2. Why is it worth seeing? Because it's Tom...