1. Is it worth seeing? Yes. 2. Why is it worth seeing? Because it’s Tom Hanks at his very best, with the most multi-dimensional and convincing character he’s played in a long time. The movie set itself–an airport terminal constructed for the film–is a thing of beauty, and Janusz Kaminski films it in a spectacular array of kaleidoscopic light. 3. Is it as good as Catch Me If You Can? (more…) Read more
Check out this three-part series on “Christian art”… (more…) Read more
Mark Shea reports on the appointment of a new head guy in the Catholic office of film. (more…) Read more
My collegue-in-blogging Clint M. pointed me to this review of Sam Phillips’ “A Boot and a Shoe,” which includes this excellent description of Sam’s work: (more…) Read more
Just came out of Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story beaten senseless by the locker room humor. It’s like someone said, “Let’s do something like Zoolander, but with a lot more of the really really dumb parts, and then recycle a few of the funny parts.” I got tired of this kind of humor when I was a sophomore in high school. (more…) Read more
Can you feel the chill? The Witch’s winter is coming… (more…) Read more
Decent Films’ Steven D. Greydanus raves… (more…) Read more
My brother Jason, singer/songwriter/composer for the a capella group Rescue, is in the emergency room due to a very serious spider bite, and is getting heavily dosed with painkillers and antibiotics. Apparently he’ll have to go through a series of treatments before the volcano on his arm goes away. I’m told his elbow swelled up to the the size of a tennis ball, to say nothing of what happened to the rest of his arm. Yikes. The scary thing is... Read more
For what it’s worth, I posted a response at CT Movies to all of those readers who wrote in to tell me that I will be severely judged by the Lord because of my earlier-posted article, in which I argued that profanity is sometimes an appropriate element in art. But not all of the responses to the article were negative. (more…) Read more
I have wanted to meet Sam Phillips since 1986. That dream has become increasingly strong over the years since then, as her songs have become the most personal and important to me out of any music I’ve heard. If I had to choose ten songs that have meant the most to me in my lifetime, about half of them would be hers. Last night, I discovered that our dinner table for a party of six was placed directly in front... Read more
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