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2017-08-23T10:34:59-06:00

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Is God in the Movies? A New Book Shows Us How to Find Him There

Last updated on: August 23, 2017 at 10:34 am By Paul Asay

They would come without question. They’d gather in the sanctuary, light streaming in red and green and gold through stained glass windows, music from the choir spilling and flowing through the space. They’d sing and greet one another and listen to the sermon—hearing once again of God’s truth and mercy, of Jesus’ love and sacrifice, of our own duties to our fellow man and woman. Church is no longer what it once was 800, 300, even 100 years ago. Many... Read more

2017-11-08T11:52:50-06:00

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Three Ways ‘Annabelle: Creation’ Nails Evil (in Our Own Lives)

Last updated on: November 8, 2017 at 11:52 am By Paul Asay

There's no doubt that the doll in Annabelle: Creation is a truly terrible toy. She's not some misunderstood waif, playing out her own bad decisions. She's not a tortured antihero taking moral shortcuts to a worthy end. The doll is... Read more

2017-08-10T15:56:31-06:00

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“There’s Something Greater Than All of Us.” A Conversation With Annabelle: Creation Writer Gary Dauberman

Last updated on: August 10, 2017 at 3:56 pm By Paul Asay

The wind howls. A door creaks. And then in the darkness—just out of the corner of your eye—you see something move. Was it a bit of paper, picked up by a draft? The family cat? Or was it … something else? Gary Dauberman knows how to bring such scenes to terrifying life. The screenwriter seems to specialize in horror scripts, particularly those involving the supernatural. The writer behind 2014’s hit horror flick Annabelle has been busy lately: He’s crafting a... Read more

2017-11-08T11:52:54-06:00

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We Can’t Just All Get Along: Detroit as Seen by Four Characters

Last updated on: November 8, 2017 at 11:52 am By Paul Asay

We need rules. If we loved each other perfectly, we'd have no use for laws and courts and prisons. But our better angels are tethered to unseemly demons of greed and lust, rage and fear. And so from the time... Read more

2017-11-08T11:53:03-06:00

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The Great Eight: The Summer’s Best Movies

Last updated on: November 8, 2017 at 11:53 am By Paul Asay

A calendar tells us that summer runs from June 21 to September 21. Most of us ignore that calendar and kinda pencil summer in between Memorial Day and Labor Day. But if you're in the movie biz, summer runs from... Read more

2017-11-08T11:53:10-06:00

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What Dunkirk Can Teach Us About Finding Victory in Failure

Last updated on: November 8, 2017 at 11:53 am By Paul Asay

I'm still processing the death of Chester Bennington, lead singer of Linkin Park. Linkin Park was a part of our household when the band was the biggest thing around. My son was a fan, and so I heard Chester's voice—sometimes... Read more

2017-11-08T11:53:17-06:00

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Six Questions with A Ghost Story’s David Lowery

Last updated on: November 8, 2017 at 11:53 am By Paul Asay

In David Lowery's excellent, intimate A Ghost Story (increasing its theatrical run this week), the ghost (Casey Affleck) is simply known as C. Killed in a car crash, C spends his days and nights and years in his haunted house,... Read more

2017-07-18T11:23:44-06:00

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I’m Officially Pumped for Disney’s A Wrinkle in Time

Last updated on: July 18, 2017 at 11:23 am By Paul Asay

So, there’s only so much you can learn from a movie trailer. They’re advertisements, after all. They’re supposed to get you excited about a movie. That said, I got goosebumps watching the trailer for A Wrinkle in Time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4U3TeY2wtM It looks like the Disney movie has a great cast. It’s being directed by Ava DuVernay, who also directed Selma, one of my favorite pics from 2014. Moreover, A Wrinkle in Time is one of my favorite childhood books, and only later did I learn... Read more

2017-11-08T11:53:21-06:00

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In War for the Planet of the Apes, God’s Chosen People Aren’t People at All

Last updated on: November 8, 2017 at 11:53 am By Paul Asay

Jesus told us to give unto Caesar what is Caesar’s, give to God what is God’s. In War for the Planet of the Apes, we get a story concerned with both: Caesar, the intelligent, charismatic chimpanzee leader of a troop... Read more

2017-07-13T15:38:53-06:00

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Little Love for Faith in Emmy Nominations

Last updated on: July 13, 2017 at 3:38 pm By Paul Asay

TV has never been better, no question. The television landscape is so saturated with prestige shows right now that it’s turned into a veritable bog of quality—capable of sucking us in and forcing us to binge watch for weeks at a time. Obviously, with all that television excellence bouncing around the telly, a few worthy shows are going to get snubbed around Emmy time. Only a few programs will find that secret elixir that’ll put them in the running for... Read more

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