Crosswalk Culture Update Archives

Transformers: Age of Extinction is a reboot of sorts. Mark Wahlberg plays a Texas widower raising a 17-year-old daughter.

The bloodshed and lack of character development are laughable, and even the striking visual 'wow factor' of the original has vanished.

How do you connect personally with Jesus? Have you tried Jimmy Fallon?

Sweet but sordid, a darker take on music that's usually identified with a more carefree, wholesome era.

Rap fans across the board should pick up Fallen King and go for a fun, faith-strengthening ride.

As cinematic tastes go, The Grand Budapest Hotel will come as nothing short of a delicious and savory multi-course feast.

I asked kids at my recent art workshop, “Do you like to draw?” Every hand went up. It was unanimous.

Has enough potential that it need not take another decade to develop the next chapter in Jack Ryan's cinematic story.

Salem Web Network's editorial team comes face to face with their worst critics (and a few big fans) in this hilarious video. Watch as they learn...

Berg's thematic explorations of courage, fear, integrity and sacrifice feel like introspective meditations rather than formulaic beats.

“One picture is worth a thousand words.” While that adage may not always be true, it highlights the power of visual communication.

Even a sucker for a good sappy tale won't find much to love in the hollow story of a ridiculous couple in a frowned-upon love affair.

Stimulates our mind more than it stirs our spirits or pulls our heartstrings; more of a discussion than a heartfelt experience.

In a small college town 20 miles north of Charlotte, N.C., “Homeless Jesus” is provoking more conversation than a month of Sunday sermons.

Thematically and visually dark and characterized by joylessness, this reboot manages to take the popcorn out of summer blockbusters.