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November 2014

November 17, 2014

Absolutely, “Interstellar” Is a (r)eligious Movie

Have you seen the mind-bending Interstellar yet? I did, last week, and in Christianity Today I wrote...

November 03, 2014

Toward a Definition of “Religious Movies”

Last week, I got the itch to write about how we talk about what a...

October 2014

October 23, 2014

Watching Well: Developing the Intellectual Virtue of Curiosity

I'm writing a series of articles for the "Reel Spirituality" project at Fuller Seminary's Brehm...

September 2014

September 04, 2014

Quotidian Magic

In The Curator, Josh Gotwalt writes about Boyhood, the movie that is turning out to be the...

September 02, 2014

The Oldest Story: Broadchurch and True Detective

At Christianity Today, I wrote about Broadchurch and True Detective and the situation in Ferguson, and whether or...

August 2014

August 29, 2014

Bearing New Images: Miyazaki

Hayao Miyazaki has brought joy to people all over the world with his movies, like Castle...

August 15, 2014

“Calvary” and the High Risks of Pursuing a Vocation

The film Calvary, which features Brendan Gleeson as a good priest staring down the end...

July 2014

July 22, 2014

We Miserable Sinners

I've got a new column at Christianity Today, where I'm the chief film critic, called "Watch This...

July 11, 2014

Fasincating Review of a Fascinating Movie – “Boyhood”

My colleague and contributor to this blog, Alissa Wilkinson, is the chief film critic for...

June 2014

June 30, 2014

Large and Startling Pictures

I'll confess: I'm a film critic, and I'll watch most anything, but there's one genre...

April 2014

April 22, 2014

Stewardship of Creation

Over at The High Calling, Christine Scheller recently interviewed Ari Handel, the co-writer of Noah, about...

March 2014

March 18, 2014

The Sacred and Profane in ‘The Great Beauty’

I saw the Oscar-nominated film The Great Beauty a few weeks ago, and as I told...

February 2014

February 28, 2014

A Film Festival and a Church, Together

There's a lot of discussion in both the religious world and the film world about...

February 05, 2014

Documentaries and St. Augustine

I don't watch a lot of documentaries, but there were quite a few good ones...

January 2014

January 27, 2014

‘Gimme Shelter’

On Monday, Ken Morefield reviewed the new film Gimme Shelter for Christianity Today. It's a film with a strong...

January 20, 2014

Joni Eareckson Tada at the Oscars?

The Oscar nominations came out late last week, and there were plenty of reactions all...

November 2013

November 20, 2013

Dear Mr. Watterson

Last week at Christianity Today, we published a review of the new documentary Dear Mr. Watterson, about...

August 2013

August 23, 2013

Grace and Law at the Movies

If you get the chance to see Short Term 12 this weekend - it's opening in...

July 2013

July 31, 2013

Prayer at the Movies

Did you see The East this summer? Neither did I, but in Christianity Today Patton Dodd says...

July 01, 2013

Adrift: Gorgeous Fog

This is purely just for the "wow, cool" factor: I spotted this time-lapse short film...

June 2013

June 28, 2013

For the Weekend: Work, and the End of the World

Three links for your weekend reading: First, Katherine Leary Alsdorf wrote a piece called "Stop...

January 2013

January 02, 2013

The Les Misérables Movie: Background on the Bishop

The Bishop of Digne from Les Misérables is one of my favorite characters in all...

December 2012

December 31, 2012

The Les Misérables Movie: Surprises at the End [Major spoiler alert]

Warning: If you have not seen the film version of Les Misérables and you intend...

December 29, 2012

The Les Misérables Movie: Suddenly, There’s a New Song [Spoiler alert]

Surely the most noteworthy innovation in the film version of Les Misérables is the addition...

December 28, 2012

The Les Misérables Movie: Script Changes Reflect the Book, Guide the Viewer [Spoiler Alert]

In yesterday's post, The Les Misérables Movie: Fact Check, I observed that the script for...

December 27, 2012

The Les Misérables Movie: Fact Check

When a presidential candidate gives a speech, members of the media often follow up with...

November 2012

November 17, 2012

After Seeing Lincoln, I Wanted to Sit in Stunned, Reflective Silence

Once in a great while when I see a film in a theater, I find...

April 2012

April 17, 2012

What Would You Do If You Got Superpowers? Green Lantern vs. Chronicle

When I was a young boy, I yearned for super powers. After watching The Adventures...

March 2012

March 26, 2012

Why is The Hunger Games So Popular? Part 2

In my last post on The Hunger Games, I offered some explanations for the popularity...

March 24, 2012

Why is The Hunger Games So Popular?

On Friday morning at 12:01, I found myself sitting with my teenaged daughter in a...