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January 2005
January 31, 2005
I've seen the new comic-book action film Constantine, which opens on February 18. When it...
January 28, 2005
I'm not going to spoil the ending to "Million Dollar Baby." But for those of...
January 28, 2005
Some of the best words about The Passion of the Christ that I've ever read....
January 27, 2005
I've just heard from Linford Detweiler of Over the Rhine. The new album is coming...
January 25, 2005
UPDATE: Okay, I admit, I posted a somewhat reactionary entry earlier after reading Barbara Nicolosi's...
January 25, 2005
See my earlier post... ...and then check out this rather spectacular "correction."
January 25, 2005
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the most surprising email I've received today. Warning:...
January 25, 2005
THE OSCAR NOMINATIONS 2005: Click here. Isn't it interesting that 1 of The Passion's three nominations...
January 25, 2005
U2 tickets go on sale tomorrow. And to celebrate, let me direct you to Kate...
January 24, 2005
Bono's got good taste in books. First he becomes a big fan of Eugene Peterson's...
January 21, 2005
Eastwood addresses the controversial conclusion of Million Dollar Baby... ...in this in-depth interview,
January 21, 2005
Rolling Stone says they won't print an ad for the Bible because they disagree with...
January 21, 2005
Last I checked, I couldn't afford an all-region DVD player. That's probably a good thing,...
January 19, 2005
The man who guards the Bridge of Death speaks: "With Life of Brian we were...
January 19, 2005
The genius behind such films as My Neighbor Totoro and Spirited Away is the subject...
January 19, 2005
[This review was originally published in January 2005 at Christianity Today.] - Soon after the...
January 19, 2005
For those who don't know, the Arts and Faith Film Critics Circle is a fellowship...
January 14, 2005
UPDATE: It turns out that he was thinking of a scene from "Rick," a film...
January 14, 2005
My friend Ron Reed happened to quote writer C.H. Dodd today in offering the definition...
January 12, 2005
For the last two decades, Harrison Ford has been so narrowly focused on action-hero movies...
January 07, 2005
Looks like the film is finished. You can even watch the first fifteen minutes online....
January 05, 2005
This always happens. No sooner do I turn in my Top Ten list of 2004...
January 04, 2005
The editor of Books and Culture, John Wilson... ...has spoken.
January 02, 2005
If you haven't seen Hotel Rwanda, you should. When you do, read this, a message...
January 01, 2005
[These comments were originally published in an installment of Film Forum column at Christianity Today in...
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