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August 2016

August 19, 2016

Forget Judah: Ben-Hur is All About Messala

The 1959 version of Ben-Hur is a triumph of filmmaking—one that won 11 Oscars, boasts...

August 12, 2016

Sausage Party and the God-Hating Hedonism of Animated Food

I've been accused of holding to an outdated, untenable belief system before, but rarely by...

August 05, 2016

The Little Prince is a Little Magical

We're in the shaggiest stretch of the dog days of summer, and the theaters are full...

August 01, 2016

Win a DVD of Last Days in the Desert!

Last Days in the Desert, directed by Rodrigo Garcia and starring Ewan McGregor (as both...

July 2016

July 28, 2016

Gleason is the Best Documentary of 2016 So Far

It's 2011, and the faith healing service is in full swing. The auditorium is full...

July 24, 2016

Sneak Peek for ‘Born This Way,’ A&E’s Inspirational Show on Down Syndrome

God doesn’t make mistakes. It’s one of Christianity’s favorite clichés. We go to it when...

July 08, 2016

Captain Fantastic: The Anti-Christian Christian Movie

Captain Fantastic, a little indie film out today, is a moving family parable about hippie...

July 02, 2016

Hacksaw Ridge: The Poster

This fall is shaping up as a big one for fans of quality, challenging films...

June 2016

June 30, 2016

Batman v Superman Has Issues: Daddy Issues

OK, most of us agree that Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice wasn't a great movie....

June 27, 2016

Matthew McConaughey Gets Spiritual in Free State of Jones

Free State of Jones is not technically a Christian movie, but it might as well...

June 23, 2016

A Clip From Free (and Faithful) State of Jones

Free State of Jones, opening tomorrow, June 24, is a far cry from the sequels...

June 14, 2016

The Conjuring 2 Finds Light in the Darkness

That sense of power pervades The Conjuring 2: That God—and His servants—can kick demon butt.

June 09, 2016

‘We Have a Calling:’ Conjuring 2 Writers Talk About Where Faith and Fright Meet

Some Christians believe that believers shouldn’t even watch horror films, much less write them. Too...

June 03, 2016

Is Christian Music Too Happy?

You can't be bummed and be Christian. Or, at least, that might be your takeaway...

May 2016

May 26, 2016

Watching God Without a Screen (For a Change)

Well, hi there, stranger! Welcome to my newish blog. It’s not really new, of course....

May 14, 2016

I Am Iron Man

Team Cap or Team Iron Man? Captain America: Civil War practically demands its fans to...

May 11, 2016

Director Rodrigo Garcia Talks Last Days in the Desert

Director Rodrigo Garcia is not a particularly religious guy. He jokingly refers to himself as...

May 06, 2016

Why Captain America: Civil War Works (And Why Batman v Superman Didn’t)

Captain America: The Civil War might just be Disney/Marvel's best superhero movie yet. It's fun....

May 03, 2016

Are Miracles Real? Just Look Around.

The final episode of National Geographic's The Story of God series (airing May 8), "The...

April 2016

April 29, 2016

U2’s Bono on Why Christians Need to Get Honest About Art

Bono, lead singer for U2, and Eugene Peterson, author of The Message contemporary Bible translation,...

April 26, 2016

The Story of God: The Devil Inside

My favorite scene in "Evil," the May 1 episode from National Geographic's series The Story...

April 21, 2016

The Faith of Harriet Tubman, New Face of the 20 Dollar Bill

Amongst all the remarkable items in the Smithsonian's collections—from the Hope Diamond to the Spirit...

April 19, 2016

Can the Big Bang and Genesis Both Be True?

In National Geographic’s April 24 episode of The Story of God, “Creation,” host Morgan Freeman...

April 17, 2016

The Terrible, Awful, No-Good Generosity of ‘The Lady in the Van’

In an episode NBC’s Friends—“The One Where Phoebe Hates PBS”—sage theosophist Joey Tribbiani argues that...

April 15, 2016

That Dragon, Cancer Isn’t a Game: It’s a Prayer

The definitive scene in That Dragon, Cancer, is its most frustrating. I'm in a hospital...

April 12, 2016

National Geographic Asks, Can We Ever Know God? Answer: Sorta

"What is your concept of God?" I was in high school when I was first...

April 06, 2016

The Curious Charm of the Apocalypse

When I was a boy, the first real book of the Bible I read on...

April 04, 2016

God’s Not Dead 2: The Wrong Fight

God's Not Dead 2, the predictably named sequel to 2014's surprise hit God's Not Dead,...

March 2016

March 30, 2016

Producer James Younger Talks About NatGeo’s ‘The Story of God’

"I leave it to the faithful to burn each other's churches and mosques and synagogues,...

March 26, 2016

There’s a Reason Why Batman v Superman Was Released Easter Weekend

I wanted to like Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. I really did. The first...

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