Aug 23, 2024 · (REVIEW) While “The Forge” deserves credit for wanting to address the real problems of struggling men and boys, it fails to speak to the very people it says it wants to help. Christian parents of such boys would be better off passing on this movie and following other sources for their boys, and foll

Jan 4, 2025 · (OPINION) The New York Times recently published a lengthy first-person essay by columnist David Brooks about his journey from agnosticism to faith. It’s called “The Shock of Faith: It’s Nothing Like I Thought It Would Be.” After reading it the first time, I printed it out so I could highlight with a yellow marker some of the finer excerpts and pass them on to you, but by the time I was ...

Mar 1, 2024 · (REVIEW) While the Season 4 finale was weaker in its character payoffs than I would have liked, it still is the strongest season overall since the first. The stories are more focused, the drama more intense, the characters gelling more and the filmmaking seamlessly skillful. It’s what keeps me and t

Nov 21, 2024 · (ANALYSIS) Angel Studios can’t seem to catch a break from controversy. Its first big hit, the film “Sound of Freedom,” was heavily criticized by sex-trafficking survivors for its deceptive portrayal of the issue.. They’ve also faced allegations of unsavory business practices. “Sound of Hope” was disavowed by its executive producer, actor …

Dec 27, 2024 · 10. ‘ Hellboy: The Crooked Man ’ Adapted from the classic graphic novel, and co-written by the novel’s creator, “Hellboy: The Crooked Man” tells the story of the titular Hellboy — the son of Satan and a witch — who works with the U.S. government to …

Feb 28, 2025 · (REVIEW) Amazon is having a good start to the year in the faith-based genre. After landing exclusive streaming rights to the smash-hit faith-based show “The Chosen,” Amazon’s Prime Video is launching its own original Biblical show “House of David.”. This show has as special advisor (Dallas Jenkins of “The Chosen”) but is also spearheaded by two other leading voices in the faith ...

Apr 4, 2020 · The film, shot mostly in Italy and entirely in Aramaic, Latin and Hebrew (it features subtitles), was a box office hit at the time. The movie, however, was deemed controversial by some for its excessive violence and anti-Semitism for the way the members of the Sanhedrin are presented in their zeal to get Jesus.

Feb 5, 2024 · The Pour Over — a faith-based newsletter that reaches as many 550,000 unique subscribers — has surpassed all those prevoius efforts. It began in 2018 with a handful of readers and continues to grow, although founder Jason Woodruff doesn’t consider a greater audience the mark of success. Instead, it’

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Feb 21, 2025 · (REVIEW) The film’s best elements still chaff under faith-based genre tropes. The genre that Kingdom Story Company has conquered so successfully is built on an audience that highly prizes good messages and family friendliness. Both of these are good things. But that has often rewarded tropes that wo