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The Scriptures say that “all creation groans” until God remakes the world.

Today, all creation is groaning a little louder. Why? I’ll tell you why… (more…)

Okay, so the bad news today was the plagiarism scandal.

Here’s the good news. Ron Burgundy is coming back. (more…)

You know, my review of Fight Club is quite ancient now, and I’ve learned a lot about writing since then.

So I think it’s odd that the film critic… or should I say, the fake film critic Michele Schalin, who also has a business called Josiesque Designs, chose that review to plagiarize. (more…)

I know many of you love French-language movies. How many of you read French-language literature? I happen to have just received some French-language editions of my novels Auralia’s Colors and Cyndere’s Midnight and I can’t wait to give some away…

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What’s your favorite film you’ve seen in 2012 so far? Is it The Hunger Games? John Carter? Or 2011′s The Kid With a Bike (which is finally opening in the U.S.)? (more…)

My review of The Hunger Games is up! (more…)

I’m working on my review of The Hunger Games.

It’s a challenging film to review… (more…)

Ah, the world of “Christian movies.”

When I write about how Christians who want to make good, challenging, thoughtful art find that their fiercest opposition comes from other Christians, I’m often told “Get over it.” “That’s so 1988.” “Things have changed.”

But then I come across something like this.

Listen to Steve Taylor, director of Blue Like Jazz, talk about the makers of the popular “Christian movies” Facing the Giants and Courageous. You might think that Christians working in filmmaking would want to support and encourage each other.

Apparently not.

“The Executive Pastor of Sherwood Baptist (where the Kendricks Brothers movies are produced) issued what amounts to a fatwa against Blue Like Jazz when he made it known that nobody who worked on our movie would be allowed to work with them in the future.” (more…)

Here’s a hint…

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