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2017-03-10T12:34:25-06:00

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Christianity and Kong: What Hollywood’s Biggest Ape Has in Common With The World’s Largest Religion

Last updated on: March 10, 2017 at 12:34 pm By Paul Asay

We can’t ignore the 800-ton gorilla in the room. Kong: Skull Island stomps into theaters today, pounding his chest, tearing apart dinosaurs and (its makers hope) thrilling a new generation of moviegoers. If we’ve learned anything since Kong first appeared 84 years ago, it’s that we just can’t get enough of the big lug. Kong made his debut in 1933 in the classic King Kong, and the gorilla’s original story has all the flavor of a Greek tragedy: This gigantic... Read more

2017-03-09T10:38:13-06:00

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The Zookeeper’s Wife Looks Intense

Last updated on: March 9, 2017 at 10:38 am By Paul Asay

It’s going to be quite the March at the movies. Seems like the month is slammed with the sort of high-profile popcorn munchers that we’d typically see in May or June. Logan’s already made more than $100 million in less than a week. Kong: Skull Island barrels into theaters tomorrow. (Kong? Barrels? Never mind.) Beauty and the Beast debuts March 17. By comparison, The Zookeeper’s Wife is flying a bit under the radar–a lamb to these early-month lions. But it looks... Read more

2017-03-06T14:23:19-06:00

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Logan is a Christian Fable Disguised as a Superhero Story

Last updated on: March 6, 2017 at 2:23 pm By Paul Asay

Logan’s a rough ride—raw and bloody and dark. And it’s the best superhero film since The Dark Knight. It succeeds in part because it’s not trying to be a superhero film. While Logan and Charles Xavier (Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart, both in their final turns as the characters) were once indeed superheroes, this story is worlds away from the genre’s colorful bombast. It’s a Western filled with parched land and frontier justice, or maybe a strange family drama.... Read more

2017-03-03T13:29:23-06:00

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CNN Finds a Pretty Good Show in Finding Jesus

Last updated on: March 3, 2017 at 1:29 pm By Paul Asay

If you took each hour-long episode of CNN’s Finding Jesus: Faith, Fact Forgery and distilled it to its essence, you’d be left with about a 90-second show. Take Sunday’s season premiere (airing at 9 p.m. EST and PST), “The Pilate Stone.” It’s centered on a chunk of limestone discovered in 1961 in what was the ancient city of Caesarea. It bears part of a dedication carved between 26 and 37 A.D., and includes the name “Pontius Pilatus,” or Pontius Pilate—proving... Read more

2017-03-02T11:42:11-06:00

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Hugh Jackman Leaving Logan Behind (But Not, Apparently, His Faith)

Last updated on: March 2, 2017 at 11:42 am By Paul Asay

Logan tears into theaters this weekend, and I think it’ll be 2017’s first bona fide blockbuster. Critics love the thing, and Logan’s resonant Super Bowl commercial didn’t hurt interest any. But the biggest buzz surrounds Hugh Jackman, who says this’ll be his last turn as the titular character. That’s right: After nine movies and 17 years as Wolverine, Jackman’s hanging up his claws. “I don’t think he ever viewed it as ‘could be [his last appearance as Wolverine],’” Logan Director... Read more

2017-02-27T13:39:05-06:00

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Let’s Have Viola Davis Accept All the Oscars

Last updated on: February 27, 2017 at 1:39 pm By Paul Asay

Leave it to one little mistake to hijack all the Oscars. Hey, I get it. When something goes according to plan, it’s not news: It’s business as usual. When something goes wrong—like, switching envelopes for the biggest award of the night wrong—people are bound to talk about it. But if it hadn’t been for that strange switcheroo, you know what people would’ve been talking about? Viola Davis’ acceptance speech. For all of Oscar’s sometime unpredictability (see above), Davis’... Read more

2017-02-20T16:56:08-06:00

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Oscar Darling Hidden Figures Shows Us How to Stand up to Injustice Gracefully

Last updated on: February 20, 2017 at 4:56 pm By Paul Asay

If you go to the movies, you know what’s needed to take on an evil overlord: A flame thrower. Well, not always a flame-thrower. Sometimes it’s a light saber or a machete or a magic wand. The weapons don’t matter as much as the spirit of the thing: Heroes fight evil wherever they find it, even if—especially if—it means taking on The Man. We do love our rebels. It’s a bummer that the Bible doesn’t share that love. Take a... Read more

2017-02-15T17:33:02-06:00

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CNN Examines Historical Christianity in Finding Jesus

Last updated on: February 15, 2017 at 5:33 pm By Paul Asay

There’s been a lot of talk about “fake news” lately. Even real news gets called on the carpet for being biased or misleading. I half expect to see a debate soon on what two-plus-two really equals. But apparently, those sorts of run-of-the-mill controversies weren’t enough for CNN. This March, the venerable news network will focus on a subject that’s bound to raise even more hackles: historical Christianity. Here’s a look at the trailer: Finding Jesus: Faith. Fact. Forgery launches its second... Read more

2017-02-10T17:03:30-06:00

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Three Reasons To See Fences Before the Oscars

Last updated on: February 10, 2017 at 5:03 pm By Paul Asay

For movie lovers, the weeks before the Oscars can feel like an old-fashioned collegiate cram session. So much stuff to catch up on and not enough time to get to it all. So what should you see in anticipation of Hollywood’s annual back-patting ceremony? What’s really worth seeing—especially, if you’re like me, you’ve got an interest in faith and film? Should you go see, say, Fences instead of something else? Hey, you can see whatever you want, but I really... Read more

2017-02-06T15:17:25-06:00

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Logan Was the Super Bowl’s Best Commercial, Claws Down

Last updated on: February 6, 2017 at 3:17 pm By Paul Asay

I dig superheroes, but I’ve never been a huge X-Men guy. I never read the comics, and all the movies fall on a scale between “pretty good” and “meh.” But after seeing the Super Bowl ad for Logan, I wonder whether star Hugh Jackman’s last turn as Wolverine might be his best. And while I’m no fan of R-rated superhero movies on principle, the ad made me want to see this one. Granted, this year’s crop of Super Bowl commercials wasn’t... Read more

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