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Leanne Benfield Martin interviewed me last week, and today she has published the first part...

Jindabyne is the first dramatic feature film I've seen in 2007 so far that has...

Fracture Ryan Gosling. Anthony Hopkins. You would think those would be two great reasons to...

What is going on? I just posted a story about a guy who built an...

I've heard a few grumblings and some speculation about a song called "Failed Christian" on...

I had a marvelous time discussing the power of cinema with those who attended the...

My overview of the volatile conversations and debates at the Biola Conference is now published...

Terry Gilliam considers the state of his career, the critical rejection of Tideland, his continuing...

This week, I have two more Seattle appearances to talk about Through a Screen Darkly....

This weekend at the Biola Media Conference, I had a great deal of fun, and...

Salon.com reviews Tolkien's The Children of Hurin. While debating whether to break up the chair...

Mark Shea, in a moment of genius, quoted Tolkien's The Silmarillion when he learned about this...

Name the ten commandments. No, really... pause for a moment, turn away from the computer,...

Darren Hughes is writing an essay on non-narrative filmmaking: "The Limits of Traditional Narrative Cinema...

Two highlights of the new MTV interview with Frank "Shawshank Redemption" Darabont, who is directing...

Looks like "amazing grace" has been granted to Narnia. Peter Chattaway is tracking the Ain't...

My friend and fellow Tolkien enthusiast Geoffrey DeWeese was surprised and upset when I expressed...

I've just discovered a passionate, eloquent description of the greatness of Terrence Malick. If you're...

What in the world? Bono and The Edge... writing a Spider-man musical... for Julie Taymor....

EmpireOnline has the trailer for Atonement, one of the films I'm most eager to see...

Cormac McCarthy's The Road has earned an even higher honor than the Oprah-book stamp. It...

A high-five to Peter Chattaway for catching the latest Edward Norton casting news. And... uh......

Here's an exciting announcement from the folks at Image. And what a great choice. I've...

Perfect Stranger Rotten Tomatoes shows that critics are placing Perfect Stranger under citizens' arrest. Religious-press...

Into Great Silence is "ridiculously popular" in New York, according to a new article in...

Greg Wright at Past the Popcorn is considering the everlasting questions about movies and morality....

The Lookout J. Robert Parks: "I’m not arguing The Lookout is some kind of masterpiece....

Grindhouse Before we join the rush of religious-press reviewers who are condemning Grindhouse outright, let's...

The Hoax Todd Hertz (CT Movies) calls The Hoax "a mix of Catch Me If...

The Reaping "Oh, it's very biblically based," said the promoter who called me to encourage...