Faith and Pop Culture

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  Cultural Sniper Few films have stormed the box office – and surprised the pundits in the process of doing so – more than Clint Eastwood’s “American Sniper.” And in case you haven’t picked up on it, we are talking about... Dr. James Emery White Jan 29, 2015
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  10 Films We're Looking Forward to in 2015 What upcoming movies have you bursting with anticipation? For us, here are ten movies we can’t wait to see in 2015. Ryan Duncan Jan 29, 2015
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  Acts of Valor Stir Mixed Emotions in Fury Delivers many of the familiar genre beats of wartime movies, but then goes beyond them, excelling at moments both peaceful and violent. Christian Hamaker Jan 29, 2015
• Matt Maher on Music, Fatherhood, and Christ The popular contemporary Christian musician talks about how becoming a dad changed his view of the gospel. Warren Cole Smith Jan 22, 2015
• Filmmakers Seeking Child Audience Should Think Outside The Boxtrolls The directors dedicated so much energy to making it surreal and quirky that they forgot who, namely the younger set, will be watching. Christa Banister Jan 22, 2015
• Why Lecrae’s Performance on The Tonight Show Changes Everything Not only is this Christian musician proving that faith-based media can be entertaining, he’s helped dismantle the walls that divide Christian music from secular. Ryan Duncan Jan 15, 2015
• Triumphant Selma Grabs Us by the Lapels and Won't Let Go Even with dramatic liberties taken, DuVernay's street-level film is a fearless, well-crafted, important document of historical awareness. Jeffrey Huston Jan 15, 2015
• Phoniness is on Trial in Fincher's Dark, Disturbing Gone Girl The stuff of compelling post-movie banter; more than just a capable cautionary tale. But at times every part of me recoiled in disgust. Christa Banister Jan 15, 2015
• What the Unbroken Movie Left Out about Louis Zamperini "Captured by Grace" delves into much of Zamperini’s faith and transformation in a way that moviegoers watching "Unbroken" didn’t have the chance to see. Debbie Holloway Jan 07, 2015
• Exuberant Boyhood Soars before Hitting Teenage Skids A magnificent experiment that succeeds in a fashion so spectacular that not even the most dazzling CGI-driven popcorn movie can match it. Christian Hamaker Jan 07, 2015
• Annie Update Fails to Cast Hope, Impact Emotions Flat, mostly dull, but gets points for trying, and certainly works better than the star-studded but hopelessly lame 1982 film. Susan Ellingburg Dec 26, 2014
• Beautiful Calvary about the Struggle to be Both Righteous, Human When a religiously-themed film has no agenda towards evangelism or secularism, it’s amazing how legitimately thought-provoking it can be. Jeffrey Huston Dec 26, 2014