Movies & TV

A G-Rated Baseball Movie that Makes Fans of Everyone
The critics start their Year's Best lists early, with the G-rated baseball flick The Rookie. Plus: Panic Room, Death to Smoochy, Clockstoppers, and new reviews of E.T. The Extra Terrestrial and Ghost World
Big Trouble at the Cineplex
What Christian critics are saying about Big Trouble, High Crimes, Van Wilder, Kissing Jessica Stein, Son of the Bride, and other movies
An Ethical Fender-Bender
What critics are saying about Changing Lanes, Frailty, The Sweetest Thing, The Other Side of the Mountain, Y Tu Mamá También, and other films.
Iran's Golden Age of Cinema
Critics respond to The Scorpion King, Murder by Numbers, and Crush
What Would Joshua Do?
Christian critics applaud Joshua, but mainstream viewers are shaking their heads. What might be the problem? Also: Reviews of Life or Something Like It, The Cat's Meow, Jason X, and Changing Lanes
The Church of O
With a congregation of 22 million viewers, Oprah Winfrey has become one of the most influential spiritual leaders in America.
What Do Women-Ghosts Want?
A multi-genre film explores life after death—with maddening results.
Everybody's a Director
CleanFlicks and Movie Mask give film fans an alternative.
We Were Soldiers, But Who Were We?
What critics are saying about We Were Soldiers and 40 Days and 40 Nights, and readers respond about the ethics of ghost stories.
Looking Back, Leaping Forward
What critics are saying about The Time Machine, Monsoon Wedding, All About the Benjamins, Moulin Rouge, recent war films, and teen sex in the movies
Back to the Ice Age, Forward to the Oscars
What critics are saying about Ice Age, Showtime, Resident Evil, Metropolis, Harrison's Flowers, Trembling before G-d, and Maryam
The Second Coming of E.T.
an alien Christ figure back to the big screen. Does the movie still work 20 years later? Plus: Critical responses to Blade 2, Taliesin Jones, Sorority Boys, 40 Days and 40 Nights, and Death to Smoochy. And what's this about a revival in Hollywood?
Christian Critics Argue with the Oscars
This year's Oscars offered glimpses of gratitude and truth, but a whole lot of hooey as well
Nights of the Living Dead
Do horror films help us conquer our fears, or merely exploit them?
Coming to a Screen Near You
"Cloud Ten moves beyond end-times fare, and The Count of Monte Cristo brings swashbuckling into a new millennium"
Readers Respond to A Walk to Remember
After last week's critical mix on A Walk to Remember, readers and viewers turn in their own views. Plus: Critical views on Birthday Girl and Slackers, and Part Two of our 2002 Preview.
Violent Movies, Violent Reviews
What Christian critics are saying about Rollerball, Collateral Damage, Monster's Ball, Big Fat Liar, The Devil's Backbone, Italian for Beginners—and Roger Ebert.
Freedom to Think, Fly, and Fight the System
What Christian critics are saying about John Q, Iris, Hart’s War, Crossroads, and Return to Never Land.
Death Is Alive and Well at the Movies
What critics are saying about Dragonfly, Queen of the Damned, Last Orders, The Son's Room, and How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
It's well nigh impossible to hate the warm-hearted Harry Potter. A review of 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.'

Top Story March 28, 2024

Shoes Stay On for Maundy Thursday
Shoes Stay On for Maundy Thursday
Few Protestant traditions continue the footwashing that Jesus did at the Last Supper. Some want a revival of the practice.

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