Why evangelicals need to get smart about movies—and learn to appreciate them as art.

We think the R rating is right on the money. Parents should see it first, then decide.

Haydn's Seven Last Words is a powerful guide for Good Friday meditation.

Mel Gibson is drawing on a long tradition of Cross-centered devotion.

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

Why I asked the Anti-Defamation League to give Mel Gibson a break.

Why evangelicals are cheering a movie with profoundly Catholic sensibilities.

Troubling spite in the debate over The Passion shows that the church needs to take anti-Semitism more seriously.

How a ludicrous book can become an opportunity to engage the culture.

The author of The Amish: Why They Enchant Us discusses why a television show about Amish teens is inherently flawed, and why we're drawn to their 18th-century ways.

It encourages a "see no evil" approach, when we should be teaching our kids how to deal with evil—or keep them from such films altogether.

"A lot of spiritual stuff went into The Matrix films, but not as much as some authors think"

"The film adaptations of a 1,200 page novel required making significant changes to the story. But at what cost?"

It's still impossible to predict what will advance the gospel in Hollywood

"For those with ears to hear, Mark Heard left the gift of a more authentic faith"

The evangelist mourns a longtime friend

The world of The Matrix is wrong: Creation really is beautiful

Neo's return reminds us that a fallen world full of people is a world worth saving