Movies & TV

Shock Waves Tear Through a Shock-Value Industry
How can we think of movies at a time like this?
Cinema Verities
Even when they're writing fiction, these Hollywood insiders bring the truth to bear
Reel School for Real Christians
Act One prepares Christian screenwriters to write Hollywood blockbusters
Megiddo and Other Make-Believe Disasters
September 11 has spoiled America's appetite for on-screen destruction
Can Any Good Thing Come Out of Hollywood?
An interview with producer Ken Wales
A.I.: Artificial Intelligence
Despite Steven Spielberg's reputation for producing warm fuzzies, A.I. is bleak.
Bonus: Giving a &*%$
"Christian film critics and readers weigh in on hearing no evil, and what makes language in film wrong, right, and R-rated."
Left Behind: Author LaHaye Sues Left Behind Film Producers
Producers didn't make the blockbuster they promised, he says
Blessed Ned of Springfield
He's the evangelical next door on The Simpsons, and that's okily dokily among many believers.
The World Behind the Movie
Why Hollywood has a hard time getting Christianity right, and how we can tell when it does.
The Ten Commandments Become Flesh
A Polish director prods European and American audiences to consider God's timeless standards.
Film Tries to Bridge Chasm Between Jews, Evangelicals
A new documentary explores each group's concept of prayer, the Bible, and the Messiah.
A Beautiful Mind
Ron Howard's Oscar-winning film packs an unintentional biblical message.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Is the big-screen Harry Potter as delightful as the one in the book? And should you be worried about his witchcraft? Critics and viewers respond.
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Christianity Today Movies did not review this film, but here's what other critics are saying ...
Left Behind
Believers dream again of a breakthrough film. Left Behind is not it.
Through a Glass Darkly
The Big Kahuna entertains and provokes with its treatment of Christian faith in the workplace.
Pay It Forward
'Pay It Forward' does not invoke Jesus' teaching, but the spirit of selflessness is unmistakable.
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
"She has unintentionally become an ambassador of God's grace to a community that has received too few envoys from evangelicalism."
Pyramid Scheme of Benevolence
Pay It Forwardpreaches an inspirational idea—but does it really work?

Top Story August 14, 2024

N.T. Wright: What Jesus Would Say to the ‘Empire’ Today
N.T. Wright: What Jesus Would Say to the ‘Empire’ Today
How Jesus and the Powers, cowritten with Michael F. Bird, calls Christians into the political sphere.

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