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2017-12-05T08:36:18-06:00

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Netflix Asks Us to Find God in the Mud of Mudbound

Last updated on: December 5, 2017 at 8:36 am By Paul Asay

Netflix, the ubiquitous television streaming service, wants to become a venue for must-see movies, too, and it means to do so by winning a whole bunch of shiny awards. And while the Motion Picture Academy has been loath to give Netflix Oscar noms for its dramas, Netflix has unveiled its strongest contender yet: Mudbound. It’s a lyrical, brutal, epic tale of two families in the 1940s whose fates are tied to the rich, loamy soil of southern Mississippi. It’s a... Read more

2017-12-07T11:51:35-06:00

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Check Out ‘A Wrinkle in Time’s’ New Trailer

Last updated on: December 7, 2017 at 11:51 am By Paul Asay

Disney just released its new trailer for A Wrinkle in Time, in theaters March 9. I’ve already written about how excited I am for the movie, and I still have high hopes. But it was a little jarring to see Zach Galifianakis as the book’s Happy Medium. Clearly, Selma director Ava DuVernay ain’t playing it safe, and I like that. Check out the trailer below. Read more

2017-11-17T15:13:58-06:00

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What Went Wrong With Justice League (and How to Fix It)

Last updated on: November 17, 2017 at 3:13 pm By Paul Asay

I feel kind of sorry for D.C. We know the folks behind Justice League meant well. It’s in their best interest to create a strong franchise. I’d assume they love and respect D.C.’s pantheon of superheroes as much as we do. And it’s not as if Justice League was a total disaster. It corrected some of the mistakes from the past, and let’s face it: We superhero movie fans have gotten a little spoiled. But in the end, Justice League... Read more

2017-11-14T11:50:54-06:00

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Dickens Didn’t ‘Invent’ Christmas. But Here Are Three Ways He Changed It.

Last updated on: November 14, 2017 at 11:50 am By Paul Asay

Forget the ghosts of Christmases Past, Present and Future. The real inescapable spirit of the season is that of Charles Dickens himself. Try as you might, you can’t run from Dickens’ A Christmas Carol during the holidays. It’s everywhere: His beloved story has been translated to film and television roughly a bazillion times, starring everyone from George C. Scott to Bill Murray to Mr. Magoo. We’ve heard the story so often that many of us might be able to quote... Read more

The Man Who Invented Christmas

2017-11-11T10:00:57-06:00

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Sin, Penance and Forgiveness in an Age of Scandal

Last updated on: November 11, 2017 at 10:00 am By Paul Asay

My favorite movie? It might be The Mission. The 1986 movie unpacks the story of Jesuit missionary Father Gabriel (Jeremy Irons), who ministers to South America’s Guarani people and trying to protect them from European slavers. Soon he meets with Rodrigo Mendoza (Robert De Niro), one of the region’s most notorious slavers, in a prison cell: Mendoza, who murdered his own brother, refuses to see anyone, and he’s slowly starving himself to death. “For me there is no redemption,” Mendoza... Read more

2017-12-01T07:03:00-06:00

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A Spoiler-Free Look at What Murder on the Orient Express Gets Right, and Wrong, About Faith

Last updated on: December 1, 2017 at 7:03 am By Paul Asay

Every summer, when I’d visit my grandma and grandpa at their Colorado cabin for a week or so, I’d head to the bookcase the very first thing and pick out an old, battered, Agatha Christie book to read. Those old drawing-room mysteries became a part of my childhood, and they’re still a part of me today. Walk into my study, and you’ll find practically a whole bookshelf filled with murder mysteries. Tattered Agatha Christie books take up two whole shelves.... Read more

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2017-11-10T11:47:12-06:00

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How ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Connects With Christian Faith in Four Freaky Ways

Last updated on: November 10, 2017 at 11:47 am By Paul Asay

Let's not pretend that Thor: Ragnarok is some profound theological declaration. It's a superhero movie, and a silly one at that. If you've seen it, you know. If not … well, first, you should probably read something else: This column... Read more

2017-11-08T11:50:31-06:00

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‘The Long Road Home’: Faith Under Fire

Last updated on: November 8, 2017 at 11:50 am By Paul Asay

In the second hour of National Geographic's miniseries The Long Road Home, Lt. Shane Aguero (E.J. Bonilla) leans over the bloodied shell of Sgt. Eddie Chen—the first fatality of what those in Sadr City, Iraq, would come to call Black... Read more

2017-12-01T07:09:49-06:00

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Exorcism Of Emily Rose is a Boo-eutiful Halloween Movie

Last updated on: December 1, 2017 at 7:09 am By Paul Asay

The doorbell’s stopped ringing. The candy—at least all the candy you can bear to part with— is gone. You’re ready to watch something scary … but not something that’ll make you want to wash your eyes out with soap or put your immortal soul in jeopardy, y’know? Is there such a thing as a truly frightening, truly edifying horror movie? Yes, my friends. Yes there is. Take, for example, The Exorcism of Emily Rose. The 2005 movie begins with the... Read more

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2017-11-08T11:50:34-06:00

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I’ll Push You: ‘God Was Saying I Need to Do This’

Last updated on: November 8, 2017 at 11:50 am By Paul Asay

The Camino de Santiago—traditionally stretching from the southwest corner of France to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in northwest Spain—has served as a sacred pilgrimage for more than a thousand years. The most famous route runs for about 500... Read more

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