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Scorch Trials Chars Black Mass
A balding, gun-wielding Johnny Depp and the low drone of Oscar buzz wasn’t enough to get scads of people to attend Black Mass this weekend.
In Pain? Play a Game
Can video games help children cope with pain? Many scientists say so. And they say the therapeutic effect may work on two levels. First, video
Captive: When Being Taken Hostage Changes Your Life Spiritually
In 2005, Brian Nichols escaped from an Atlanta courthouse, broke into Ashley Smith’s apartment and took the woman hostage. He had nothing left to lose.
P!nk Unleashed
P!nk got in touch with her inner Tipper Gore—the woman most responsible for getting parental advisory stickers slapped on music albums—after this year’s MTV Video
The Perfect Guy in a Predictable Spot
The weekend’s box office showdown pitted a predictable thriller against the newest effort from M. Night Shyamalan, the one-time cinematic prince of unpredictability. And who
What Makes a Movie a Success?
There’s never been a movie that appealed to everyone, a motion picture without a single critic. Take two films awarded Best Picture, Chariots of Fire
Smartphone? Or Smutphone?
Porn is everywhere. And it’s killing us. Hey, even Playboy says that pornography is soaking through every nook and cranny of our culture. The men’s
War Room Preys on Compton
If you thought last weekend’s War Room performance was a thing to behold, take a look at this. The latest film from the Kendricks Brothers
War Room: Fighting for the Time To Pray
War Room surprised everyone when it muscled its way toward the top of the box office standings. Not very many people thought a movie about
Of ‘Goonies’ and ‘Bridges,’ Pilgrimages and Relics
In the Middle Ages, many Christians believed that taking a spiritual pilgrimage to visit holy shrines and relics would give them a chance to experience
About Us
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