Faith and Pop Culture Archives

Even with dramatic liberties taken, DuVernay's street-level film is a fearless, well-crafted, important document of historical awareness.

The stuff of compelling post-movie banter; more than just a capable cautionary tale. But at times every part of me recoiled in disgust.

"Captured by Grace" delves into Zamperini’s faith in a way that moviegoers watching "Unbroken" didn’t have the chance to see.

A magnificent experiment that succeeds in a fashion so spectacular that not even the most dazzling CGI-driven popcorn movie can match it.

Flat, mostly dull, but gets points for trying, and certainly works better than the star-studded but hopelessly lame 1982 film.

When a religiously-themed film has no agenda towards evangelism or secularism, it’s amazing how legitimately thought-provoking it can be.

Jackson broke a simple story into three larger parts, and now seems unsure how to fit the pieces together in this middling conclusion.

Levels of intensity and violence push the PG-13 boundaries, but the film is competent considering it's another teen dystopian adaptation.

The Christianity that is central to Louis Zamperini’s life is almost entirely absent from the film. That could prove a disappointment to Christian...

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Superhero movies are usually oh-so-serious, but what makes this one work so well is a funny, fast-and-loose style and clever soundtrack.

A parent-friendly thriller that allows a young audience to think about complex ideas and core human values for the first time.

You love 'A Charlie Brown Christmas.' But did you know that the beloved Peanuts Christmas special almost didn’t air?

As artistically rich as it is emotionally (and spiritually) unsettling. The combination is potent.