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June 16, 2024

5 Father’s Day Movies

Good films about fatherhood seem rare, or at least rare-ish. In honor of the day,...

March 2019

March 13, 2019

Saving Cinderella: A Conversation With Faith Moore

If you're like me, you're a sucker for old Disney movies, by which I mean...

February 2019

February 21, 2019

My Best Picture of 2018

Like many of you, I will be otherwise occupied during the Oscars ceremony this weekend....

November 2018

November 22, 2018

What a Thanksgiving Classic Taught Me About Grace

Planes, Trains and Automobiles has been described as the quintessential Thanksgiving movie, even though the turkey...

October 2018

October 19, 2018

First Man is NASA’s American Sniper

Last weekend was not a soaring opening weekend for Neil Armstrong biopic First Man. Bringing in...

August 2018

August 06, 2018

In Eighth Grade, the Kids Are Not All Right

“I’m sorry, but if you were seeing this with your parents…[and] you didn’t want your...

August 10, 2017

Two Sisters Review: Dunkirk (Part 2)

In which we discuss the inter-locking timelines, emotional investment, casting, Nolan worship, Christian humanism,...

August 08, 2017

Two Sisters Review: Dunkirk (Part 1)

I know. It's been a while. Okay, it's been all summer. We missed Wonder-Woman...

May 2017

May 11, 2017

Two Sisters Review: Guardians of the Galaxy, Volume 2

The Two Sisters are baaaaaack! We saw Guardians: Volume 2, and we're here to tell...

December 2016

December 24, 2016

George Bailey and the Embrace Of Home

This year, one of my all-time favorite films turned 70. It's a Wonderful Life has...

December 21, 2016

Two Sisters Review… Rogue One (Part 2 of 2)

Is Rogue One really the first Star Wars movie to realize it's about war? Why...

December 20, 2016

Two Sisters Review…Rogue One (Part 1 of 2)

Well em gee... December sure flew by! As a reminder, for blog-only subscribers, you can follow...

November 2016

November 27, 2016

Two Sisters Review… Dr. Strange (Part 2 of 2)

Little Sis and I pick up where we left off. We begin by discussing the...

November 26, 2016

Two Sisters Review… Dr. Strange (Part 1 of 2)

Courtesy of Thanksgiving Break, Little Sis and I bring you our SPOILERIFIC deep dive into Dr....

September 2016

September 14, 2016

Guest Writing Roundup: The Stream, More Than One Lesson

I may have lapsed in updating this little space, but if you follow me on...

August 2016

August 20, 2016

Seven Things I Hate About the New Ben-Hur Movie

[Note: If you were genuinely moved by the new Ben-Hur movie, chances are good you'll be offended by this...

July 2016

July 21, 2016

Old Movies, New Eyes: In the Heat of the Night

They call me Mister Tibbs. In light of the last couple weeks of turmoil, what...

July 05, 2016

Two Sisters Review… Finding Dory

Little Sister returns, and today we're here to review Pixar's latest smash hit, Finding Dory! We...

June 2016

June 23, 2016

VidAngel is Being Sued, But It’s Probably Just as Well

In recent months, you may have noticed ads for a relatively new movie filtering service...

May 2016

May 05, 2016

5 Films Every Christian Should See (Summit cross-post)

As you might have noticed, I haven't even tried to keep up with the latest...

March 2016

March 19, 2016

Movie Review: Risen

How often have I said to you that when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains,...

March 14, 2016

Old Movies, New Eyes: The Lost Weekend

One's too many, and a hundred's not enough. When The Lost Weekend first came out in...

February 2016

February 01, 2016

Old Movies, New Eyes: The Best Years of Our Lives

You know, I had a dream. I dreamt I was home. I've had that same...

January 2016

January 24, 2016

Debunking The Myth of Simplistic Old Movies

It was C. S. Lewis who first coined the phrase "chronological snobbery." This is the...

January 16, 2016

A Far More Pleasing Countenance

...Love is not love Which alters when it alteration finds Or bends with the remover...

December 2015

December 31, 2015

My Top 5 Films of 2015

In terms of films that had substance, were well-made and were palatable for Christian viewers,...

December 27, 2015

Two Sisters Review… Star Wars, The Force Awakens

Youngest sister is back! This is the third installment in our little series of movie review

December 01, 2015

First Look at a New Hank Williams Biopic: I Saw the Light

Hank Williams is an endlessly fascinating character for fans of country/gospel music. As self-destructive as...

October 2015

October 19, 2015

God's Not Dead, The Apostle, and Deathbed Conversion Scenes

It's a classic trope of any story targeted to a Christian audience: the conversion scene....

September 2015

September 08, 2015

Do War Room and Sherwood Pictures Present a False Gospel?

Many of you are probably familiar with the Christian movie productions of Sherwood Pictures. They've...