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The 12 Neglected Movies of Christmas

The quest for a perfect fruitcake, a petty larcenist, and a sly Scottish dramedy should all grace your small screen this season.

Review

Knives Out’s Benoit Blanc Says He Hates the Church

Mia Staub

But there’s more to “Wake Up, Dead Man” than his condemnatory monologue.

Don’t Follow the Yellow Brick Road

Paul Marchbanks

In “Wicked: For Good,” the citizens of Oz would rather scapegoat someone else than reckon with their own moral failings.

Review

A New Jesus Horror Movie Wallows In Affliction

Peter T. Chattaway

“The Carpenter’s Son,” starring Nicolas Cage, is disconnected from biblical hope.

Review

The ‘Never Again’ of ‘Nuremberg’ Comes with a Warning

Myles Werntz

The new film asks how the Holocaust happened: and whether it could happen again.

Review

In Netflix’s ‘Frankenstein,’ Monster Is More Compelling Than Maker

Brad East

The Guillermo del Toro adaptation brings unique perspective—but fails to match the depth of its source material.

Amazon’s New Streaming Channel Has Both ‘House of David’ and ‘Sherlock’

Peter T. Chattaway

Major networks have invested in faith-based programming like Wonder Project before. This time seems different.

You Haven’t Heard Worship Music like This

Joel Heng Hartse

John Van Deusen’s praise is hard-won and occasionally wordless.

Public Theology Project

What Horror Stories Can (and Cannot) Tell Us About the World

Russell Moore

We want meaning and resolution—and the kind of monster we can defeat.

Welcome to Youth Ministry! Time to Talk about Anime.

Austin Gravley

Japanese animation has become a media mainstay among Gen Z. You may not “get” it, but the zoomers at your church sure do.