Faith and Pop Culture

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  The Butler Serves a Moving Slice of Dramatic History Quite the opposite of feel-good cinema, but director Lee Daniels is mostly successful in satisfying his multi-faceted objectives. Christa Banister Jan 16, 2014
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  Blatant Commercialism Can’t Sink Sweet Walter Mitty A comedy that deals with serious themes but manages to stay light enough on its feet that any moments of heavy-handedness are forgivable. Christian Hamaker Jan 09, 2014
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  Faith and Perseverance Frame Linsanity What really sets Linsanity apart from other documentaries is the presence of faith basketball star Jeremy Lin gives to his interviews. Ryan Duncan Jan 09, 2014
• Do Not See Don Jon (But if You Do, You May Never Look at Porn Again) Just too much disturbing pornographic imagery to recommend this film. But if there's a silver lining, it's rescue from the hopelessness. Shawn McEvoy Jan 02, 2014
• News Flash: Anchorman 2 Full of Laughs A goofy, unserious film that generates laugh after laugh, stopping well short of the raunch-fests that pass for movie comedies today. Christian Hamaker Dec 19, 2013
• Prisoners More Revenge-Minded Than Faith-Filled Prisoners is a story of human pain and loss, and of how we respond to the temptation to carry out our own ideas of justice. Christian Hamaker Dec 19, 2013
• Sixth Time Has Charm in Fast & Furious Series For those who like to celebrate with a good action film, this is the place to start: humor, tension, non-stop action and more. Susan Ellingburg Dec 12, 2013
• Meet Sally Lloyd-Jones, The Most Successful Christian Author You’ve Never Heard Of How do you get kids to read one of the world’s oldest books? Ask Sally Lloyd-Jones, whose The Jesus Storybook Bible recently passed the critical mark of 1 million copies sold. Sarah Pulliam Bailey Dec 05, 2013
• Wolverine a Fascinating Study of the Man behind the Mutant Surprising how much better it is to its predecessor is in every possible way. The storyline is just as compelling as the special effects. Christa Banister Dec 05, 2013
• Disney Does it Again - Doubly - with Frozen Hans Christian Andersen's "The Snow Queen" comes to life in a retelling that will have families laughing and singing, and hearts melting. Susan Ellingburg Nov 28, 2013
• RED 2 Delivers, Just Not as Far as the Original Does just about everything RED did, just not quite as well. Makes attempts at the same charm and flair but the execution is often forced. Jeffrey Huston Nov 28, 2013
• Spirit Fighter is Serviceable Storytelling Reading Jerel Law’s recent novel Spirit Fighter was like a blast to my Frank Peretti-reading past (minus all the nightmares, thankfully). Christa Banister Nov 21, 2013