On Movies & Media

A criminal steals a baby. Are you laughing? A rabbi uses Jesus's name in vain? Is that funny?

This week, special thanks go out to Brad Bird, Matt Zoller Seitz, and more. Find out why.

It appears that a lot of people have completely misunderstood what cinema is for, concluding that it's all some big cockamamie competition.

I've just seen "The Great Beauty" and I'm still a little bit drunk on its imagery. It's a feast for those with big appetites for beauty on the big screen. But alas, the meal is soured by a bitter syrup.

Here's an article about the upcoming "Noah" movie that's sure to rub some Christian readers the wrong way. But Darren Aronofsky likes it. So does Russell Crowe. And so do I.

This film first won my attention when one of my favorite film critics rated it a perfect "10." I began to dig for information. What is this movie? Why such a bold title?

The LEGO Movie is, at once, a movie with more laughs-per-minute than any recent comedy I can remember; the greatest LEGO invention of all time; and a thrilling summons to unleash our own creativity — not only with our LEGOs, but with our lives.