Looking Closer
Okay, I’m running late with these photo contest results, but better late than never. (more…) Read more
Okay, I’m running late with these photo contest results, but better late than never. (more…) Read more
Steven Greydanus describes a growing problem for moviegoers, and he’s absolutely right. (more…) Read more
This review was originally published at Seattle Pacific University’s Response magazine. – When we’re introduced to the four stars of Babies, they’re still in the womb. (more…) Read more
This review was originally published at Filmwell. – Four pairs of eyes — or better, four gazes — create the frame in which a compelling, troubling drama plays out in The Secret in Their Eyes. There’s the gaze of the dead woman, sprawled naked on the floor, her eyes staring blankly at the ceiling from a face bruised and bloodied. This shocks and traumatizes the investigator, Benjamin (Ricardo Darin), who sees her lying there. It pulls his gaze away from... Read more
Over the last several days, many of us have been praying for friends in Nashville, who have been driven from their homes by flooding. They’ve lost family members, belongings, homes… … and pets. (more…) Read more
This review was originally published at Good Letters, the blog hosted by Image. – As I’m writing this, my magnificent mutt of a cat—Jonathan Mardukas—is purring like he’s never been happier. Mardukas (or “The Duke”) does this when he knows I’m not feeling well, or when he’s feeling neglected. This time, he’s climbed onto my chest so he can stand between me and my laptop. Big, black, and beautiful, he’s overpowering my protests. His timing is uncanny. I’m trying to... Read more
Tim Appelo of City Arts magazine met me recently to ask me about the debate amongst Christian moviegoers over James Cameron’s Avatar. Our long conversation, which expanded to cover other movies that Christians have protested unnecessarily, became a brief article featured in the latest City Arts issue, currently available all across the Seattle area. (more…) Read more
With the breaking news that Steven Spielberg is going to turn the children’s book War Horse into a big-screen motion picture, I’m thinking back on my favorite movie horses. (more…) Read more
I’m curious: Are you looking forward to The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader? (more…) Read more
I just saw the Oscar-winning Argentinian film The Secret in Their Eyes. (Seeing that and The Headless Woman this month, I am suddenly very interested in Argentinian cinema.) I found Secret to be a strong work of suspenseful detective-storytelling, like a great installment of Prime Suspect. So I was startled to learn what the director, Juan Jose Campanella, plans to do next… (more…) Read more
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