Our No. 1 pick, a story of grace and forgiveness, is widely loved ... and loathed.

A thriller about the hunt for Osama bin Laden captures the conflicted, complex moral issues of the operation.

Simultaneously infuriating and exhilarating—in other words, quintessential Tarantino.

The moving musical of love and grace comes to the big screen with amazing performances.

A veteran producer teaches a Sunday school class about great movies. So can you!

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ties the Oscar record. The Passion of The Christ, a "loser" with critics, is a box office blockbuster. Meanwhile, Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights is dirty and dumb, Twisted is torture, Eurotrip is trash, and Clifford's Big Movie charms the kids.

While critics post 2003 favorites, and 2004's film calendar lurches into view, religious press critics consider Monster, Calendar Girls, The Barbarian Invasions.

The author of The Battle for Middle-Earth examines the missing theology of the cinematic blockbuster.

Oscar nominations put crowns on return of the King, but Gimli and Aragorn are in trouble for 'cultural' remarks. Meanwhile, religious press film critics shake off The Butterfly Effect and review The Company and Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! Plus: More about The Passion of the Christ, Along Came Polly, Teacher's Pet, and Torque.