Muted in the popularity (or controversy) of other films released in 2005 like Brokeback Mountain, Crash, or Hustle and Flow, a simple western film showed audiences the difficulty and power of forgiveness. Directed by Tommy Lee Jones, The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada proved his worth both behind the camera and in front of it as well.  The film received much critical acclaim, but as a contemporary film, its theological implications have yet to be explored.  In his directorial debut,... Read more

In 1984, German filmmaker Philip Groning wrote to La Grande Chartreuse monastery in the French Alps to get permission to make a documentary of the Carthusian monks there. Sixteen years later, they contacted him and told him they were ready. Groning shot for six months without a crew or any artificial lighting, and the result is Into Great Silence, a two hour and forty minute documentary of almost pure silence. (more…) Read more

~Reviewed by Wendy Arce “Many, many years ago, in a sad country, far away, there was an enormous mountain made of rough, black rock. At dusk, on the top of this mountain, a magic rose bloomed every night and would grant immortality. But nobody would dare come close since it had many poisoned thorns. Every night, the rose wilted without granting its gifts to anyone – because among men, the fear of pain weighed more than the promise of immortality.”... Read more

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love. 1 John 4:18 Fear dominates our contemporary culture. It paints our air traffic patterns yellow, orange, and red. Fear profiles and wiretaps. Fear empowers and is empowered by a war on terror. Fear rages in our inner cities and lurks in our suburbs. It is this fear into which director Todd Fields (In the... Read more

Hollywood turns out few films in such nicely wrapped theological packages that are as well-made as Amazing Grace. Michael Apted (Coal Miner’s Daughter, Gorillas in the Mist, and The World is not Enough) directs the story of William Wilberforce (Ioan Gruffud), an 18th century British Parliamentarian and devout man of faith who fought for the abolition of the slave trade over an eighteen period. The film chronicles Wilberforce’s friendship with Prime Minister William Pitt, his struggles with opposition to abolition... Read more