Crosswalk Culture Update Archives

It’s not just the change of scenery that makes Tim Shoemaker’s Below the Surface such an exciting novel.

After a promising start, the story lets Wright down in the end by losing the human-interest angle and growing less fascinating visually.

Best Picture nominee wrestles with questions of art and morality in an intense, energized, nail-biting character study featuring Best Supporting...

Has all the hallmarks of Perry’s former installments: a little heart, a little hope, and one pistol-packing grandma.

Perhaps it was inevitable the final novel would be cut in two. The result is a talky Part 1 that feels like a stagnant stage setter.

If this is Hayao Miyazaki's final film, it's a fitting farewell to an artist who inspired wonder in millions of fans both young and old.

Randall Wallace has serious Hollywood credentials. He received an Academy Award nomination for writing the screenplay for the Mel Gibson movie...

Neither the comedic misadventure nor defense against anti-Christian views you may be expecting, this film has a joyful perspective but takes far...

Doesn't offer the same measure of surprise as the original but has different strengths of its own, including how regret and apology heal.

Theodore Roosevelt Jr.'s name reminded him daily of his family history. What if the children of God reminded each other daily of our family...

Best Animated Film winner of 2014 isn't so much The Avengers for the younger set; more like the fast-funny-footloose style of Guardians of the...

For a PG film, it's potentially nightmarish for youngsters. Others will find the acting, themes, and new twist on an old tale enjoyable.

Compelling visuals are handicapped by news stories centered on sensationalist local footage that feel a bit dated; we don't learn much.

Like 2013's The Conjuring, Deliver Us from Evil is reportedly inspired by true events, and drags its viewers into a terrifying realm.

It is almost scary how well C.S. Lewis understood spiritual warfare, and the weaknesses of the human heart.