Ragamuffin (2014) – A Guest Review by Martin Stillion
On Movies & Media,On Songs & Albums,Blog,Film Reviews
October 25, 2014
"... if the goal of Ragamuffin is to get viewers to reconsider the life and music of Mullins, who’s been dead these seventeen years ... : I have some of his stuff playing on YouTube right now. If the goal was for the film to be a work of art in itself, then there’s a lot more work to be done."
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Left Behind (2014): A Looking Closer Film Forum
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October 2, 2014
This post will be updated over the next few days, so check back as this thrilling — dare I say rapturous? — cinematic occasion unfolds!
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When the Game Stands Tall (2013): A Looking Closer Film Forum
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August 23, 2014
"When the Game Stands Tall" is getting a lot of attention in evangelical Christian culture because it's a match made in evangelical Christian movie heaven: It's about football, and it stars Jim Ca-jeezus.
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God’s Not Dead (2014): A Looking Closer Film Forum
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April 12, 2014
Now, two of the finest film critics in Christian media agree: There's something quite contrary to the spirit of the Gospel at the heart of the smash-hit "Christian Movie" God's Not Dead.
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Wait… how did I end up in The New Yorker?
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February 7, 2014
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Grace Unremarkable
October 6, 2013
Here's another example of how Christianity Today is refusing to join the "circle the wagons" mentality of so much Christian media, and instead engaging art with critical discernment and an insistence on excellence.
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Why I Want to Be George R. R. Martin’s Neighbor
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March 21, 2013
There is a place... a magical place... where J.K. Rowling, Neil Gaiman, George R. R. Martin, Patricia McKillip, and J.R.R. Tolkien stand side-by-side...
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