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First impressions of Challengers
Luca Guadagnino's luridly entertaining film about a tennis-court love triangle takes us somewhere few movies go. Despite its tangled web (net?) of bad…
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The Detectorist: new songs I'm playing on April 14
Hard to believe, but Beyoncé isn't the only new music out there. Don't miss new stuff from John Lurie, Adrienne Lenker, Anna Tivel, Pedro the Lion, Lizz…
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First impressions of Riddle of Fire
This retro adventure—which sends kids questing for an egg that'll help them bake a pie and save a sleeping beauty—will puzzle many moviegoers and win…
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What do you do when you're a Hellboy fan and you're assigned to write about it for readers of Christianity Today?
Flashback review with footnotes! Here's what I wrote about Hellboy 20 years ago this month... and what I think of it now.
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Discover new ways to love your favorite films
Join Dr. Mary McCampbell and special guests for a revelatory program of great films and insightful conversations.
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First impressions of Problemista
Julio Torres's leap from television's Los Espookys to the big screen has some remarkable highlights... and some complicated challenges.
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First impressions of Cabrini
Angel Studios' new film celebrates a woman who helped America practice what it preaches about welcoming immigrants and serving the poor. And this time…
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The Ladykillers — revisiting the Coens' first remake 20 years later
Tom Hanks stepped into Alec Guinness's shoes for "The Ladykillers." I was excited about it. That excitement fizzled quickly.
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20 Years of Eternal Sunshine: Part Two: My original review.
In 2004, Christianity Today's film critics voted this complex examination of love, its demands, and its dangers as the #1 movie of the year — while most…
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20 Years of Eternal Sunshine: Part One: The Day I Met Charlie Kaufman and Michel Gondry
On assignment for Christianity Today in March 2004, I met with two of the most innovative filmmakers of the moment. This is the report I filed.
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First impressions of Love Lies Bleeding
This wild, weird, violent, genre-dodging thriller from Rose Glass suggests we're seeing a B-movie auteur on the rise.
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The Detectorist: new songs I'm playing on March 14
Elbow! Nick Cave! Norah Jones! St. Vincent! T Bone Burnett! Nadine Shah! And introducing... Deerlady!
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