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May 2026

May 27, 2026

Finding Forgiveness in the Great Horror Film ‘Hokum’

Hokum is a great little horror flick, one that runs heavy in atmospheric chills but...

April 2026

April 29, 2026

What makes a hero? These 7 Cinematic Characters Tell Us

National Superhero Day was April 28—a day to salute one of America’s greatest contributions to...

March 2026

March 31, 2026

Finding God’s Grace in ‘Project Hail Mary’

“Do you believe in God?” Ryland Grace asks his boss, Eva Stratt, in Project Hail...

December 2025

December 28, 2025

Watching God’s Top 10 Movies of 2025

Movies still speak to us. And in 2025, they had a lot to say about...

October 2025

October 30, 2025

‘Frankenstein’ and the Monsters Among Us

The tagline for Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein reads, “Only a monster would play God.” From...

July 2025

July 31, 2025

‘Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Comes With Fantastic Messages

The Fantastic Four: First Steps is the best movie ever made about Marvel’s First Family....

June 2025

June 29, 2025

Finding a Life of Meaning in ‘The Life of Chuck’

The Life of Chuck hasn’t exactly set the world on fire since its release earlier...

May 2025

May 06, 2025

Sinners Is a Great Movie With a Problematic Message

You can’t deny the power, artistry and sheer entertainment value of Ryan Coogler’s Sinners. The...

February 2025

February 28, 2025

Christian Movie Season Is Here. And It Looks Crowded.

Movies go in seasons. And those seasons, like winter in New Hampshire, tend to come...

January 2025

January 30, 2025

Nosferatu Paints a Dark Picture That Points to the Light

We’ve seen sexy vampires, sparkly vampires, atheistic vampires who might take their morning showers in...

December 2024

December 29, 2024

Watching God’s Best Movies of 2024

Yep, people still go to the movies. Some people wondered whether that was so earlier...

July 2024

July 19, 2024

We Have to Talk About ‘The Acolyte’

Let’s not draw this out: The Acolyte failed. The first season of Star Wars’ latest...

June 2024

June 17, 2024

Inside Out 2 Tackles Belief in a Pixar Perfect Way

Inside Out 2 is great. While not quite peak Pixar (which hit its artistic zenith...

June 06, 2024

‘Sight’ Reminds Us That We Can All Be Blind

The movie Sight came out a couple of weeks ago. It was released alongside the...

May 2024

May 13, 2024

‘We Grown Now’ Explores, Beautifully, a Childlike Faith

The summer blockbuster movie season is here, and Hollywood’s “biggest” films are making their way...

April 2024

April 26, 2024

‘The Omen’ Works. ‘The First Omen’ Fails. Here’s Why.

When The First Omen crawled into theaters this month, it arguably scared up more press...

March 2024

March 01, 2024

‘Dune: Part Two’ Asks Explosive Questions About Religion

Dune: Part Two is out in theaters today, and it’s pretty spectacular. Sure, the film...

February 2024

February 08, 2024

Suncoast: Coming-of-Age Dramedy With Heart—and Faith

I really liked Suncoast, a quirky coming-of-age dramedy hitting Hulu tomorrow. This semi-autobiographical dramedy from...

January 2024

January 22, 2024

C.S. Lewis, Sigmund Freud Talk God in ‘Freud’s Last Session’

In a quiet week at the box office, an unassuming film called Freud’s Last Session...

January 15, 2024

Seven Movies That Powerfully Confront Racism

A decade ago, 12 Years a Slave was stirring the Oscar stew. Though the...

December 2023

December 28, 2023

Watching God’s Top 10 Movies of 2023

Even though we’ve got just a few more days left of 2023, it feels as...

December 13, 2023

New Doc ‘The Mission’ Asks Important Questions About Calling

We hear a lot about our “calling” in evangelical circles. We look in the Bible...

December 03, 2023

Five Christmas Movies from 2023 That Hint at the True Meaning of Christmas

It’s been quite the year for Christmas movies. I’ve seen a sleigh full of them,...

March 2023

March 30, 2023

In Viaggio Shows a Globetrotting Pope At His Most Human

Traveling can be stressful for most of us. The flights, the hotels, the pressures to...

March 10, 2023

The Mandalorian Dives Into Sacred Waters

I swear on my name and the names of the ancestors... That I shall walk...

March 02, 2023

The Spiritual Creed of Creed III

Ever since Rocky Balboa stepped into the ring against Apollo Creed in 1976, the Rocky

February 2023

February 24, 2023

Jesus Revolution is Great—and Timely

In The Everlasting Man, G.K. Chesterton said that the Christian faith has a peculiar character....

December 2022

December 28, 2022

Watching God’s Favorite Films of 2022

What makes a good movie? It’s a hard question, and one I ask myself right...

December 15, 2022

Del Toro Gets Spiritual in Magnificent Pinocchio

For a guy who sometimes claims to be an atheist, Guillermo del Toro sure spends...

December 04, 2022

Spirited Is a New Christmas Classic. Here’s Why.

Bah. Humbug. So I might’ve said a few weeks ago to Spirited, yet another revision...