The Magnificent Seven lands in theaters today, starring Oscar-winning actor Denzel Washington and burgeoning superstar Chris Pratt. Next week, another box-office megastar, Mark Wahlberg, will
In the past couple of weeks, I’ve screened no less than three movies dealing with the subject of cancer. These are, as you might imagine,
It’s not even close to Halloween, but I have a horror story for you—scary enough to curl the toes of your footy pajamas. It did
The story of Judah Ben-Hur has been one of the culture’s most popular, most powerful stories for more than a century now, and Jesus has
Stories are so misunderstood. As much as we all enjoy them, we often fail to recognize—or just flat out misunderstand—their importance and power, both for
I was reading a Los Angeles Times interview with comedian Amy Schumer. She talked about a Twitter to-do from some weeks back, when fellow comedian
When I first saw The Passion of the Christ I had mixed emotions. I was greatly moved by what I had just seen, but it
The nearly four-hour epic Ben-Hur, released in 1959, won an unprecedented 11 Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Actor for Charlton Heston. The American
A couple of months ago, my son and I went to a TobyMac concert in Denver, and I was able to get us a couple
Every now and then when I’m reviewing music for Plugged In, I’ll come across a lyric from an artist that succinctly encapsulates some aspect of
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