Faith and Pop Culture

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  Famous Biblical Women Book Club Andrea Lucado Dec 18, 2014
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  Mixed Bag Hobbit Trilogy Concludes with a Convoluted Farewell Jackson broke a simple story into three larger parts, and now seems unsure how to fit the pieces together in this middling conclusion. Christa Banister Dec 18, 2014
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  Maze Runner Not the Most Novel Dystopian Tale Levels of intensity and violence push the PG-13 boundaries, but the film is competent considering it's another teen dystopian adaptation. Christian Hamaker Dec 18, 2014
• Will Angelina Jolie’s Unbroken Disappoint Christians? It Depends The Christianity that is central to Louis Zamperini’s life is almost entirely absent from the film. That could prove a disappointment to Christian viewers. Sarah Pulliam Bailey Dec 11, 2014
• 5 Books to Read with Your Kids If you’re ready to start, or continue, a family book club, here are five titles you might want to consider. Susan Ellingburg Dec 11, 2014
• Cooper's Vocal Work Saves the Day in Guardians of the Galaxy Superhero movies are usually oh-so-serious, but what makes this one work so well is a funny, fast-and-loose style and clever soundtrack. Christa Banister Dec 11, 2014
• The Giver a Fair if Basic Treatise on Societal Control A parent-friendly thriller that allows a young audience to think about complex ideas and core human values for the first time. Jeffrey Huston Dec 04, 2014
• What You Might Not Know about the Charlie Brown Christmas Special Multiple generations now have grown up loving A Charlie Brown Christmas, and new generations will probably continue to do so. But did you know that the beloved Peanuts Christmas special almost didn’t air? Debbie Holloway Dec 04, 2014
• Jones's The Homesman the Best Western Since Unforgiven As artistically rich as it is emotionally (and spiritually) unsettling. The combination is potent. Jeffrey Huston Dec 04, 2014
• The Hunger Games: Mockingjay–Part 1 Little More Than a Placeholder Perhaps it was inevitable the final novel would be cut in two. The result is a talky Part 1 that feels like a stagnant stage setter. Christian Hamaker Nov 27, 2014
• Teen Romance on Life Support in Weepy If I Stay Nowhere near as intriguing as the novel it's based upon. In fact it feels more like "Touched by an Angel: Teen Edition." Christa Banister Nov 20, 2014
• Compelling Whiplash Easily Lives Up to Its Name Best Picture nominee wrestles with questions of art and morality in an intense, energized, nail-biting character study featuring Best Supporting Actor J.K. Simmons. Jeffrey Huston Nov 20, 2014