Faith and Pop Culture

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  Unevenly Cooked Dinner Suffers from Poor Presentation Structurally choppy and overall rather unpleasant, The Dinner takes a potent problem—how far will parents go to protect their children?—and presents it in a sometimes confusing, sometimes simply tedious way.... Christian Hamaker Aug 10, 2017
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  The Heart of Same Kind of Different As Me Based on an unforgettable true story of forgiveness, friendship, family, and faith, SAME KIND OF DIFFERENT AS ME opens in theatres October 20. With two Academy Award® winners and two nominees, the film’s... Paramount Pictures and Pure Flix Aug 10, 2017
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  Snatched Not an Ideal Mother's Day Flick Notwithstanding the comedic talents of Amy Schumer, Goldie Hawn, Wanda Sykes and Joan Cusack, Snatched is nothing to write home about. Between genuine moments of tenderness and humor sits a sketchy plot full... Debbie Holloway Aug 10, 2017
• 5 Documentaries on Netflix Christians Should Consider With documentaries, what you see is what you get, and this allows Christians to approach new topics with both eyes open. Ryan Duncan Aug 03, 2017
• Going in Style Offers Dubious Lessons but Plenty of Heart Tiny nuggets of wisdom abound in this low-stakes heist flick about three broke geezers who attempt to rob their local bank as a final huzzah before their houses get foreclosed and their health deteriorates... Debbie Holloway Aug 03, 2017
• The Circle Doesn't Quite Complete Itself The Circle is an engrossing premise, but fails to deliver in the small moments. This technological dystopia earns 2 out of 5. Debbie Holloway Aug 03, 2017
• 10 Novels Guaranteed to Build Your Faith A good novel has the potential to reveal more about God than a hundred sermons on theology. That’s probably why Jesus spoke so frequently in parables. These brief stories had the ability to take complex... Ryan Duncan Jul 27, 2017
• Baldwin Rescues The Boss Baby from Obscurity If not for a committed performance from Alec Baldwin, The Boss Baby would probably be languishing in a $1 DVD bin at Walmart. The film isn't completely devoid of laughs, but they run out long before the... Ryan Duncan Jul 27, 2017
• Ghost in the Shell Feels Hollow Inside In a futuristic world where humans can be "enhanced" and nothing is quite what it seems, Major (Scarlett Johansson) is a "miracle"—a human brain in a machine body. Maybe her lack of an actual heart explains... Susan Ellingburg Jul 27, 2017
• The First Trailer for A Wrinkle in Time Has Arrived Madeline L'Engle's much beloved - including by many Christian readers - book A Wrinkle in Time is coming to theaters March 9, 2018! Walt Disney Pictures has tabbed Ava DuVernay, the director of the... Crosswalk Movies Jul 20, 2017
• Ava DuVernay Creating Central Park Five Series Director Ava DuVernay has never shied away from controversial subjects. Now DuVernay hopes to bring that same passion to an upcoming Netflix miniseries on the Central Park Five. Ryan Duncan Jul 13, 2017
• The Fate of the Furious Has the Franchise Sputtering into the Future The eighth film in the Fast and the Furious franchise keeps the series on cruise control, for better or worse. This latest entry should satisfy core fans, while those not already sold on the series may find... Christian Hamaker Jul 13, 2017