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May 2015

May 22, 2015

Daredevil: A Superhero in Samaria

I finished watching Netflix' saga Daredevil recently. And while some folks have mentioned that Netflix...

May 19, 2015

Win a Copy of American Sniper on Video!

Clint Eastwood's American Sniper, the award-winning biopic based on the military career of Chris Kyle,...

May 18, 2015

Mad Max and the Furious Road to Redemption

We Christians talk a lot about our broken world. And let me tell you, worlds...

May 15, 2015

The Gospel According to B.B. King

Legendary blues artist B.B. King died last night at the age of 89. King's influence...

May 11, 2015

Noble Works

I've spent lots of time talking about superheroes lately—their their choices, their longings, their guilt,...

May 06, 2015

Orson Welles, Ultron and a Longing for Home

If he was alive, Orson Welles would've celebrated his 100th birthday today. Perhaps he'd celebrate...

May 04, 2015

Age of Ultron May Be the Most Spiritual Superhero Movie Yet

Avengers: Age of Ultron has been out for, oh, about 90 seconds, and already you’re...

April 2015

April 30, 2015

Are the Avengers Religious?

Superhero stories often have religious oomph to them. It's only natural, really: You're dealing with...

April 27, 2015

How Good, Evil and Faith Intersect at the Aurora Shooting Trial

The Dark Knight Rises, the most anticipated movie of the year, was opening at midnight...

April 24, 2015

A Digression: The Little Prince

I've got a list of favorite books. F Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. Robert Penn...

April 20, 2015

The Strange, Moral Horror of ‘Unfriended’ and ‘It Follows’

Most evangelical Christians don't cotton to horror movies. Ever since King Saul and the Witch...

April 17, 2015

Just What Is CW’s The Messengers Trying to Say?

I used to dread reviewing shows from The CW. Every new program seemed like pap...

April 16, 2015

Daredevil: Truth and Consequences

Binge watching is the bane of a harried entertainment critic. Some of you have watched...

April 14, 2015

Best Christian Movie Ever? You Might Be Surprised.

Inspired by the NCAA's March Madness, ChristianCinema.com recently conducted its own version of bracket goodness this...

April 11, 2015

Don Draper and Mad Men: The End Is Near

Don Draper doesn't just do advertising. He is advertising. Look at him. Just look. ...

April 08, 2015

Heaven Is For-Gettable (at Least In Movies)

LifeWay Christian Resources recently announced that they won't be selling any more books dealing with...

April 03, 2015

God Spoils the Ending

It’s Good Friday, the day Christians commemorate Jesus’ crucifixion and death. It’s a strange day...

March 2015

March 29, 2015

Burning Bush 2.0: Two-Hundred Pages of Pop Profundity

I just got a box of books Friday. Not just of any book, but my...

March 27, 2015

I Want to Believe (in The New ‘X-Files’)

The X-Files is coming back to the network for a six-episode run. It'll reunite David...

March 25, 2015

Insurgent: Forgive Others … and Yourself

Grace is a strange thing. I get it in concept. Christianity's all about grace and...

March 23, 2015

The Apostles are Like The Avengers. (Just Not As Ripped.)

Yeah, it was only a matter of time before this happened. Nothing like an Avengers

March 20, 2015

G.K. Chesterton: The Sinner Who Might Be a Saint

There is a move afoot to have G. K. Chesterton canonized as a Catholic saint....

March 16, 2015

Television Gets Religion

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a little piece on Netflix' House of Cards...

March 13, 2015

Cinderella and the Radical Courage of Kindness

Full disclosure: I missed the end of Cinderella. It wasn't my fault. I went to...

March 11, 2015

Manos: Something Really Awful This Way Comes

I'm in the business of watching movies. And if there's anything I like more than...

March 09, 2015

Mark Burnett and Roma Downey Talk A.D.

What’s a great way to make a hit movie or miniseries? Base it on a...

March 06, 2015

Would Chappie Go to Church?

Director Neil Blomkamp's Chappie, about robot who becomes a high-tech version of Pinocchio, officially hits...

March 03, 2015

God on the Small Screen: Last Man on Earth and House of Cards

I think Google is trying to get me to de-convert. It seems that way, at...

February 2015

February 27, 2015

St. Spock: Some Spiritual Thoughts on Leonard Nimoy’s Greatest Character

Leonard Nimoy died earlier today at the age of 83. He was, according to the...

February 24, 2015

In Defense of Superheroes (And Their Movies)

Hollywood is ashamed of its superheroes. I got that vibe watching Sunday night's Oscars telecast,...

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