2013-02-09T20:50:24-07:00

Last updated on: February 9, 2013 at 8:50 pm   By

Welcome to the first installment of Looking Closer’s Film Forum! Yes, Film Forum has moved from Christianity Today Movies to Looking Closer, and things are going to change somewhat. It’ll include links to a wider range of reviews, from the religious press to mainstream film criticism. It’s not meant to be a comprehensive list of reviews, but rather just a journal of the reviews that caught my attention with some arresting observations or opinions. We have oh-so-many mainstream reviews that tell... Read more

2013-02-09T20:54:16-07:00

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My blog post about CT Movies’ reviews and the Christian perspective that informs them was republished (in an abridged, revised form) at CT Movies. (more…) Read more

2013-02-09T20:57:31-07:00

Last updated on: February 9, 2013 at 8:57 pm   By

Arcade Fire’s Neon Bible is the album with the most buzz this month. And they’ve earned that hype. There are a lot of reasons I’m curious about Neon Bible, and here’s one of them… (more…) Read more

2013-02-07T12:48:28-07:00

Last updated on: February 7, 2013 at 12:48 pm   By

Yesterday on the Kim Jeffries show, Kim and I discussed the Oscars, what the five contenders had in common, what was wrong (or right) with Ricky Bobby’s “Baby Jesus” prayer in Talladega Nights, whether or not I was offended by Brian Dannelly’s comedy Saved!, and what in the world is my favorite movie. Somewhere along the way a troublemaking caller named Martin challenged me to explain the thinking behind Christianity Today’s top ten list for 2006 … or better, the... Read more

2013-02-07T12:43:50-07:00

Last updated on: February 7, 2013 at 12:43 pm   By

As I sat watching the Oscars and writing the last installment of Film Forum for Christianity Today, I was inspired by all of the thank-you speeches made by the winners. So I’ve started this week’s edition with thanks to a few people who have supported me in this work over six years. And I want to repeat those thanks here. (more…) Read more

2013-02-09T19:59:45-07:00

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The Kindlings Muse … it’s the Oscar party you missed! (more…) Read more

2012-09-09T14:18:07-06:00

Last updated on: September 9, 2012 at 2:18 pm   By

You can now listen to my interview with on the radio program with Dr. Albert Mohler! What thoughtful questions, and what a gracious, welcoming way he has with guests on the show. It was a privilege to speak with him. (more…) Read more

2012-09-09T14:15:50-06:00

Last updated on: September 9, 2012 at 2:15 pm   By

I want to thank Melissa Flores of Maryland’s “The Listener Cafe” on the He’s Alive Network Andrew Tallman of The Andrew Tallman Show in Phoenix, Arizona (I was scheduled for 15 minutes, but we ended up on the air for more than an hour! Really exciting chat.) Georgene Rice of Portland, Oregon’s KPDQ John Hall and Stephanie Fraschetti of WordFM in Pittsburgh Dr. Albert Mohler of the Albert Moher Program in Kentucky … for the way they welcomed me to... Read more

2013-02-09T14:55:10-07:00

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When I first met Dick Staub, he was a Christian radio talk-show host who knew how to perform compelling, gracious, unpredictable interviews. Then I got hooked on his blog, where he ponders the state of Christianity and culture… Staublog. Then he went off to start a whole new venture… The Kindlings Muse… leading conversations about faith, culture, politics, theology, and art, in the public forum of Hale’s Pub and Brewery in Seattle, Washington. And his new book is called The... Read more

2012-08-27T14:17:58-06:00

Last updated on: August 27, 2012 at 2:17 pm   By

If you’ve been reading the CT Feedback page and reading this blog, you’ve seen a lot of recent criticism, and read a lot of accusations, regarding the philosophy of CT Movies reviewers. Well, my blog post describing our “philosophy” inspired an invitation to share the same thoughts at Christianity Today Movies. So my editor, Mark Moring, and I did a bit of editing and polishing and now here it is again, new and improved, with a much better title. (more…) Read more

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