At a writers’ retreat several weeks ago, I met Tina Forkner, a novelist who was still dizzy with the excitement of just getting her first book contract. Tina’s a storyteller with a poet’s eye for detail, and it was a pleasure to get to know her a get a glimpse of the stories she’s going to share with the world. Tina and I come from very different places, but our experiences as artists within the church have had some striking... Read more
My least favorite part of Andrew Adamson’s The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe… the unimaginative, excessive battle scene. (more…) Read more
When Andy blogs, I end up spending money on new music. Here’s his latest batch of discoveries. Beware. Read more
Joel Clarkson writes: (more…) Read more
Auralia lay still as death, like a discarded doll, in a burgundy tangle of rushes and spineweed on the bank of a bend in the River Throanscall, when she was discovered by an old man who did not know her name…. (more…) Read more
This review was originally published at Christianity Today. • In the book of Exodus, we read about how Moses confronted Pharaoh, who was persecuting the Israelite slaves, and demanded, “Let my people go!” But Pharaoh stubbornly refused, even as the wrath of God brought ten plagues to ravage his land. There are also ten plagues in The Reaping, Warner Brothers’ new horror thriller. But you don’t have to suffer through all of them, or wait for a deliverer. You are not... Read more
Luci Shaw and John Hoyte are two of my favorite human beings. They are generous, full of astonishing stories from their own experiences, and revellers in great art. (more…) Read more
This review was originally published on May 24, 2007, at Christianity Today Movies. – Would you book passage on a doomed ship if you knew Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley, and Orlando Bloom would be along for the ride? Millions of moviegoers will say “yes” and climb aboard for Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, the conclusion of Disney’s pirate trilogy. Some will even go in hats, dreadlocks, and heavy eyeliner, cheering for their favorite scallywags. And they’ll reward director Gore... Read more
I’ve been fairly quiet lately about the progress of Through a Screen Darkly. But, having just started taking notes for my next book about film, I suppose it wouldn’t hurt to share a couple of recent highlights. I just delivered some copies of Darkly to a book club. And I was thrilled that they selected my book as the centerpiece of their summertime reading and discussion, and have been hearing from similar groups around the country. (more…) Read more
¬† Yikes. The hype for Evan Almighty is so big, you can hardly visit a Christian media website these days without the banner-ads knocking you senseless. Well, sure, the charities that may gain from the movie are probably quite honorable. But wouldn’t it be nice if all of this well-intentioned philanthropy associated itself with a movie worth seing? Just how good is this movie that so many will be paying out ten bucks a ticket to see? I haven’t seen... Read more
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