Faith and Pop Culture

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  Captain America Sequel Explores Themes of Ethics, Trust Old-fashioned good-vs.-evil fun, even if you aren't sure which side is which among the not-so-subtle real-world political parallels. Susan Ellingburg Sep 11, 2014
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  The Identical Surprisingly Un-Identical to Blander Inspirationals Rather than follow a predictable trajectory of rebellion during the dawn of rock, it takes a refreshing track of spiritual exploration. Christa Banister Sep 11, 2014
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  A Long Way Off More Product Placement than Parable Tries to be your standard, well-intentioned Christian film, but instead turns one of Christ's most important lessons into an infomercial. Ryan Duncan Sep 04, 2014
• Eason Spins a Familiar Plot Into Thriller Gold in Nowhere to Turn Like Gillian Flynn’s best-selling Gone Girl, Nowhere to Turn is clever and will continue to keep you guessing. Christa Banister Sep 04, 2014
• Strong Cast, Socio-Political Issues Make This Belle Resonate An intriguing real life pre-Victorian social justice legal drama… by way of Jane Austen. Jeffrey Huston Aug 28, 2014
• Second Chapter of Sin City is Still All Style and Little Substance Tries to cram four stories into just over 90 minutes. Star-studded and easy on the eyes, but lacks a method to its shock-jock madness. Christa Banister Aug 28, 2014
• Cowabunga! Turtles Shells Out Action + Attitude With fun nods to pop culture and sci-fi classics, it’s a fast-paced, high-action story that takes no prisoners. Susan Ellingburg Aug 14, 2014
• "So Close" Sums Up Christian-Made The Virgins Despite many flaws there is something genuinely special. It is the first of its kind: a Christian film that has no agenda but laughter. Ryan Duncan Aug 14, 2014
• Divergent May be Derivative but It's Not a Dud As with many modern adaptations, much is lost in translation for those who haven't read the books. But those who have should be pleased. Christa Banister Aug 07, 2014
• Noah a Biblical Epic Boldly Transformed Rife with theological exploration but never preachy, Noah sets a new standard for films to be both spiritually engaging and entertaining. Christa Banister Jul 31, 2014
• The Wingfeather Saga Concludes in The Wolf King Since the publication of the series opener, the Wingfeather books have followed the adventures of the Igiby siblings –Janner, Kalmar, and Leeli. Glenn McCarty Jul 31, 2014
• Heaven is for Real is Better with Questions Than Answers Forces the faithful to truly wrestle with what’s being shared from the pulpit on Sunday mornings. Christa Banister Jul 24, 2014