Do not confuse the upcoming film “Blue Like Jazz” with Christian market movies like “Fireproof” or “Courageous.” “A Christian movie genre has formed. Our first goal with this movie is that we didn’t fit into this genre,” said director Steve Taylor. Author Donald Miller, who wrote the 2003 best-selling book “Blue Like Jazz,” from which... Continue Reading

“I was able to tell Drew (Carey, the host) what I did, spin the wheel and say hello to my friends and family.” And on the episode, which airs this Tuesday March 13, Bakke reached out to another crucial name in his life. “Most importantly, I was able to say that I love Jesus, and... Continue Reading

“When we started Movieguide in 1985, there were only one or two movies being made with a strong, explicit Christian content or values, but now there are well over 50 each year,” Baehr continued. “Every studio now has a Christian film division…” What’s a good recipe for box office and DVD sales success? It seems... Continue Reading

“You cannot imagine how time can be so still. It hangs. It weighs. And yet there is so little of it. It goes so slowly. And yet it is so scarce.” Recently, in a small, dimly lighted theater in Frontenac, Missouri, Jerram Barrs introduced the movie Wit (referral link). The audience consisted of 20 Covenant... Continue Reading

Commentators disagree on this, but I find myself increasingly attracted to the view that Elihu’s problem is not his theology; it is his complete lack of any human sympathy with Job in his agony. And that, of course, is a young man’s error. Watching The Iron Lady was a strangely emotional experience. As for anyone... Continue Reading

There are plenty of character-driven gags, and little of the snarky one-liners often popular in kids’ flicks. True to Spielberg, the action sequences don’t let up. Tintin’s adventures transition seamlessly from ocean liner to biplane to sand dunes to Moroccan streets. Although they haven’t caught on much in America, in other parts of the world... Continue Reading

For my money, Scorsese’s Parisian settings offer the best use of 3D technology so far, and Hugo is one of the few films worth spending extra money for an added dimension. Despite the fact that Martin Scorsese’s first film for all ages, Hugo, was based on the Caldecott-winning children’s novel, The Invention of Hugo Cabret,... Continue Reading

Yet these films will not leave you…sunk in despair. There is redemption. The search does not end in despair but in hope. And that redemptive hope pulls at the heart-strings so passionately because we all want it. We all need it. The greatest stories are stories that show in some way the drama of Creation,... Continue Reading

The Way, a passion project from the father-and-son team of Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez, presents the intensely faith-filled practice of pilgrimage in a way that is not heavy-handed or saccharine. Sheen is a famously devout Catholic while his son describes his faith as “a work in progress,” but they both found transcendence in the... Continue Reading

Now a new film about that raid by the filmmaking team behind The Hurt Locker has some Republicans calling for an investigation into whether the administration shared classified information in order to give the president a campaign boost The Navy SEAL operation that killed Osama bin Laden gave the president his only significant approval bounce... Continue Reading