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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...

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 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...

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...

February 2019

February 28, 2019

What Critics Get Right—and Wrong—About Green Book

Green Book was not 2018's Best Picture. Not by a mile. Roma deserved the Oscar's...

January 2019

January 07, 2019

Christian Bale Makes a Devil of an Acceptance Speech

People often thank God when they accept awards. Rarely do they thank Satan. Until last...

December 2018

December 10, 2018

And the Most Religious Superhero Movie of the Year is … Deadpool 2?

Deadpool fans were treated to a new poster last week, right in advance of the...

October 2018

October 30, 2018

‘To Live Life in Radical Amazement’: An Interview with Behold the Earth Director David Conover

We live in some crazy times. In the United States, we may be as divided...

September 2018

September 12, 2018

Mandy is the Craziest Movie of the Year. (Naturally, It Stars Nic Cage)

Say what you will about Nicolas Cage. But when he takes a role, he's all...

August 2018

August 23, 2018

Faith, Doubt and Batman

It’s been an eventful week for my favorite Caped Crusader. First, in commemoration of its...

January 2018

January 23, 2018

Five Oscar Hits and Misses Worth Talking About

Oscar—Hollywood's very own golden, naked Santa Claus—handed out gifts this morning, and he was especially...

November 2017

November 11, 2017

Sin, Penance and Forgiveness in an Age of Scandal

My favorite movie? It might be The Mission. The 1986 movie unpacks the story of...

August 2017

August 08, 2017

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

We need rules. If we loved each other perfectly, we'd have no use for laws...

April 2017

April 07, 2017

The Promise Looks Promising

A couple of days ago, the big-budget drama The Promise was screened at The Vatican. Director Terry...

February 2017

February 15, 2017

CNN Examines Historical Christianity in Finding Jesus

There's been a lot of talk about "fake news" lately. Even real news gets called...

October 2016

October 07, 2016

Can a Christian Movie Win an Oscar?

The Birth of a Nation hits theaters today, but it's been in the news for...

August 2016

August 01, 2016

Win a DVD of Last Days in the Desert!

Last Days in the Desert, directed by Rodrigo Garcia and starring Ewan McGregor (as both...

June 2016

June 09, 2016

‘We Have a Calling:’ Conjuring 2 Writers Talk About Where Faith and Fright Meet

Some Christians believe that believers shouldn’t even watch horror films, much less write them. Too...

April 2016

April 04, 2016

God’s Not Dead 2: The Wrong Fight

God's Not Dead 2, the predictably named sequel to 2014's surprise hit God's Not Dead,...

March 2016

March 16, 2016

Why Of Kings and Prophets Failed with Faith-Based America

ABC’s Of Kings and Prophets (the second episode of which aired last night) was supposed...

March 09, 2016

The Young Messiah: Waking Up

When do we become ourselves? When do we realize who we are? For most of...

March 07, 2016

The Problem with R-Rated Superheroes

Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice will be rolling out to theaters later this month....

February 2016

February 17, 2016

Movies Get Preachy. (But Should We Listen to the Sermon?)

Editors' Note: This article is part of the Patheos Public Square. This month we're asking:...

February 01, 2016

Sundance Hit Birth of a Nation Reportedly Shows Complex Christianity

The Birth of a Nation won the top two honors at the Sundance Film Festival...

November 2015

November 19, 2015

A Prayer of Peace in an Age of Rage

I just watched a movie called The Letters, a biopic on the ministry of Mother...

October 2015

October 11, 2015

Should Christians Watch Horror Movies?

October is the season for scary movies. So says Redbox, anyway. The movie rental company polled...

September 2015

September 25, 2015

Are The Muppets Worth Getting Mad About?

Say what you will about we conservative Christians, we do not lack opinions. And...