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February 2015

February 18, 2015

Did the Academy Snub Faith? Look a Little Closer.

Oscar doesn’t like religion. That’s what some are saying, anyway. Even though 2014 was supposed...

February 16, 2015

Fifty Shades of Broken

I’m a pretty quiet person. If I go to a party, I’m the guy you’ll...

February 11, 2015

Fifty Shades? Religious Groups Color New Movie Just Plain Bad

I'm scheduled to attend a screening of Fifty Shades of Grey tonight. Can't say I'm...

February 09, 2015

Jupiter Ascending: Some Weighty Messages (in a Mess of a Movie)

Jupiter Ascending, the Wachowski siblings' newest sci-fi romp, hasn't exactly wowed us. Critics hated it....

February 06, 2015

All the Best Picture Nominees Have Something in Common

Late last year, Ridley Scott unveiled his ambitious, controversial epic Exodus: Gods and Kings, with...

February 02, 2015

Boyhood: Chasing After the Wind

"This is the worst day of my life." So says Mason's mother near the end...

January 2015

January 30, 2015

Should Churches Be Movie Houses, Too?

Have you heard of the movie Hoovey? Probably not, I'm guessing. Hoovey is a little...

January 28, 2015

Who’s the Best Bond of Them All?

Roger Moore, who played an ever-so-suave James Bond in the 1970s and '80s, told Fox...

January 26, 2015

Big Hero 6: Binary Love

Disney has given us some pretty unlikely heroes: A wooden marionette; a flying elephant; a...

January 20, 2015

A Literary Digression

As you might expect of a movie critic, I watch a lot of movies. Denver...

January 19, 2015

American Sniper: Holding Out for a Hero

American Sniper, Clint Eastwood's biopic of Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, scored six Oscar nominations on...

January 16, 2015

Oscars Missed a Good One in Calvary

Nominations for the Academy Awards came out yesterday morning. Among the eight Best Picture nominees,...

January 12, 2015

Selma: The Fearsome Power of Faith

The late Christopher Hitchens once wrote a book called God is Not Great: How Religion...

January 06, 2015

Stuart Scott Won His Battle

Stuart Scott was as cool as the other side of the pillow. Scott worked for...

January 05, 2015

What Boyhood Says About Marriage

Paul’s Note: Last week, I put Boyhood on my “best of” list, just as so...

January 02, 2015

Into The Woods: Evil Beans

In her look back on the year in pop culture, Christianity Today's Alissa Wilkinson deftly discusses...

December 2014

December 31, 2014

Good Art. Good Stories. The Best Movies of 2014

We've only a few hours left to enjoy 2014, and I admittedly have a few...

December 29, 2014

Unbroken: The Rest of the Story

In a Plugged In interview with Luke Zamperini, real-life son of Unbroken’s Louie Zamperini, Luke...

December 22, 2014

A Screen Full of Christmas Joy

Bah. Humbug. It's easy to get a little cranky around the fourth week of December....

December 19, 2014

Finding Christmas Light in Dark Movies

The winter solstice—the darkest day of the year—is Sunday, and I think most of us...

December 17, 2014

Thank Goodness We Can Watch ‘The Interview.’ (Whether We Should is Another Matter.)

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, was released today. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay...

December 15, 2014

Exodus: Starting the Long, Weird Walk of Faith

I’ve already written some about Ridley Scott’s Exodus: Gods and Kings. My Plugged In review—the first...

December 10, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy: Grateful for Groot

Yesterday, the same day When the Game Stands Tall was released on video, another movie...

December 08, 2014

When the Game Stands Tall Comes to Video, Saves Christmas (Or, at Least, Christian Moviemaking)

Oh, Kirk Cameron. Word has it that America’s best-known Christian actor (that is, the actor...

December 05, 2014

Now, Here’s a Movie I’d Like to See …

December is a crazy month for all of us, what with Christmas and all. But...

December 03, 2014

Exodus: Gods and Kids

I haven’t seen Exodus: Gods and Kings yet. I’m going to see it tonight, actually,...

November 2014

November 28, 2014

An Earnest Appreciation of P.D. James

English writer P.D. James died yesterday at the age of 94. She told the BBC...

November 26, 2014

Films to be Thankful For

When you think about it, Thanksgiving is a very Hollywood-friendly holiday. The whole Thanksgiving story...

November 24, 2014

Mockingjay – Part 1: Panem, Circuses and Christ

The Capitol of Panem may look all sleek and modern. But when you really examine...

November 19, 2014

Batman Doc Swings Onto Video

A bevy of movies were released on video yesterday: 22 Jump Street, Into the Storm,...

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