Culture Clips: Celebs Take on COVID-19
The March news cycle was dominated by the coronavirus, and April isn’t shaping up to be much different. If anything, concerns are ramping up. But without any movies to go to or sports events to watch, several celebrities are telling us that they’ve got our backs. Taylor Swift (who, admittedly, is not hurting for ready […]
Coronavirus Sickens Entertainment Industry, Too
The coronavirus has hit the entire world pretty hard> And one corner of societythat’s been deeply impacted is the entertainment industry. Even as the public seems to be seeking out more entertainment options, the folks who create them are suffering mightily. We obviously haven’t been doing our usual Monday box-office wrap-up in this space for […]
10 Great Christian Movies Streaming Right Now
We’re in the holiest time of the year. Many Christians are observing Lent. Good Friday is just a couple of weeks away. And with coronavirus restrictions in full swing, many of us are facing the prospect of an Easter season that looks very, very different than what we’re used to. But just because we’re stuck […]
Culture Clips: Putting the Olympic Flame on Hold
Everyone knows that the sports world has screeched to a halt for now because of the coronavirus. Professional basketball and hockey seasons have been suspended. Baseball’s Spring Training is on hold. Golfers are stuck at home, polishing their five-irons. ESPN has no idea what to do with all of its airtime. It’s gotten so bad […]
Director Andrew Heckler Talks About the Burden of Movie-Making
I Still Believe isn’t the only faith-tinged movie playing in much-depleted (and rapidly shuttering) theaters right now. Another film, featuring Oscar-winning actor Forest Whitaker and the talented Garrett Hedlund, was released Feb. 28 and contains deep themes of sin and salvation, judgment and mercy. It even comes with an old-fashioned baptism. The catch: The movie, […]
Onward Wins, Box Office Loses
The winner this weekend? The coronavirus. It was inevitable, really. With Hollywood pushing off new releases and many cities and states restricting large gatherings, the box office was going to be a COVID-19 casualty whether anyone else got sick or not. And indeed, the average city multiplex was so deserted you’d be liable to see […]
What to Watch With Your Family While You’re at Home
Paramount has silenced A Quiet Place II for the time being—pushing its March 20 release date to sometime in the indeterminate future. The latest chapter in the Fast & Furious franchise, F9, has been pushed to next April. No Time to Die, the newest chapter in the James Bond Franchise, was shaken all the way […]
Onward Conjures Up First-Place Finish
No quest worth its salt is ever easy. Just ask the folks behind Onward. Pixar’s latest flick had to dodge controversy, leap competitors and wrestle the pesky panic over the coronavirus in order to reach the hallowed box-office mountaintop. But reach it Onward did—planting its tattered flag to flap over every other movie in the […]
Culture Clips: The Newest Bond Villain is the Coronavirus
James Bond has tussled with some pretty terrible, ruthless nemeses in his ludicrously long career. He’s battled men with golden guns, steel jaws and razor-sharp hat brims, and he’s always managed to come back to jolly old England with his mission complete. But now, it seems MI6 has come up against an adversary even too […]
Invisible Man Materializes at No. 1
You can’t actually see the Invisible Man, pretty much by definition. Which makes this weekend’s box-office champ a bit of a paradox. Lots of people did see The Invisible Man (the movie, that is): about $29 million worth of people, in fact. That made It the weekend’s no-doubt No. 1 flick—the first horror film of […]