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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...

December 2023

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,...

September 2023

September 02, 2023

God. Family. Football: The Connection Between the Gridiron and God

The most striking moment in the opening episode of God. Family. Football. isn’t a jaw-dropping...

March 2023

March 10, 2023

The Mandalorian Dives Into Sacred Waters

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

September 2022

September 09, 2022

The Queen, the Crown and the Reason for All Things

Queen Elizabeth II died yesterday at the age of 96. She reigned for 70 years,...

September 01, 2022

There’s a Touch of Tolkien’s Faith in The Rings of Power

Amazon’s Prime Video is set to trot out its lavish series, Lord of the Rings:...

August 2022

August 08, 2022

Luck Isn’t About Luck. It’s About Character.

It rains movies in August. The summer’s big blockbusters have come and gone, and studios...

June 2022

June 10, 2022

With Ms. Marvel, Disney+ Gives Us a Muslim Superhero. Great! But …

Kamala Khan is just an ordinary teen with an extraordinary twist. Is it her powers?...

June 16, 2021

Don’t Sleep on Awake’s Spiritual Themes

Awake, Netflix’s latest sci-fi thriller featuring a very stressed-out mother (see Bird Box), is a...

May 2021

May 14, 2021

Bad Religion’s at the Heart of Underground Railroad’s Most Despicable Character

Amazon Prime’s The Underground Railroad, based on the 2017 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Colson Whitehead,...

May 07, 2021

Jennifer Hudson Dives Into Psalm 28 in Netflix’s ‘Monster’

Monster, a new film premiering on Netflix today, focuses on 17-year-old honor student Steven Harmon...

April 2021

April 12, 2021

Narnia Comes to ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’

Turkish Delight. It’s a candy, of course—a mixture of sugar and starch and tasty...

March 2021

March 28, 2021

Roma Downey, ‘Resurrection’ and Bringing Easter Down to Earth

Resurrection, the newest faith-based movie from Hollywood power couple Roma Downey and Mark Burnett (and...

October 2020

October 21, 2020

Take Time for Time: The Doc is Worth It.

Time, a powerful new documentary directed by Garrett Bradley and available now on Amazon Prime,...

October 16, 2020

Seeing Faith in Disney+’s Clouds

Zach Sobiech wasn’t expecting a miracle when he went to Lourdes. His family made the...

July 2020

July 18, 2020

The Quiet Faith of Greyhound

Tom Hanks’ new movie Greyhound takes place during what Winston Churchill called the Battle of...

May 2020

May 29, 2020

The Truth Is Out There, Somewhere, in Amazon’s ‘The Vast of Night.’

In the opening minutes of Amazon Prime’s new film, The Vast of Night, the geekily...

February 2020

February 16, 2020

Doc ‘We Believe in Dinosaurs’ Highlights America’s Faith/Science Divide

I’m no scientist, but I do like science. I’m no pastor, but I do love...

May 2019

May 21, 2019

Storytelling is Not a Democracy.

In the closing moments of HBO’s Game of Thrones, a haggard Tyrion Lannister suggests that...

March 2019

March 22, 2019

‘If Someone is Allowed to Touch History, Then It Sticks With Them.’ Scholar Robert Cargill Talks About the History Channel’s New Show About Jesus

The History Channel will unveil a new eight-part miniseries based on the life of Jesus...

March 03, 2019

‘I’m Just Fascinated by It.’ Morgan Freeman Talks About Religion, Faith and ‘The Story of God’

Morgan Freeman knows more about God than most of us. It’s not just that the...

January 2019

January 31, 2019

Jesus Returns … to the History Channel

The History Channel is no stranger to biblical programming. Six years ago, the network aired...

November 2018

November 26, 2018

Daredevil is Television’s Bloodiest, and Best, Show About Faith

The third season of Netflix’s Daredevil begins with a black baptism. Its first few seconds...

September 2018

September 28, 2018

Network TV Is Embracing Something New This Fall: Faith

We’re just ankle-deep into the new fall television season, but already I’m struck by one...

July 2018

July 26, 2018

CBS’ Upcoming Drama, ‘God Friended Me,’ Looks Pretty Interesting

OK, so Living Biblically didn't work out so well for CBS. The network canned it...

June 2018

June 06, 2018

Seven Reasons Why We Need Mister Rogers More Than Ever

On Feb. 2, 1968—Groundhog Day—Simon & Garfunkel recorded the final version of their classic song...

February 2018

February 26, 2018

Living Biblically Creator Patrick Walsh Talks About Family, Faith and His Spiritual Sitcom

Television sitcoms want you to like them. So historically, half-hour comedies have avoided the same...

November 2017

November 27, 2017

Netflix Asks Us to Find God in the Mud of Mudbound

Netflix, the ubiquitous television streaming service, wants to become a venue for must-see movies, too,...

November 03, 2017

‘The Long Road Home’: Faith Under Fire

In the second hour of National Geographic's miniseries The Long Road Home, Lt. Shane Aguero...

October 2017

October 23, 2017

Mercy Me: Three Lessons From the Season Premiere of The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead kicked off its eighth season with a war—or, at least, the start...