THE BIRTH OF A NATION Trailer
Fox Searchlight has just released the first trailer for The Birth of a Nation, the standout film at this year’s Sundance Film Festival…
At SXSW: ACCIDENTAL COURTESY
Perhaps one of the more disturbing trends of advances in media technology is that while social media has the power to bring us…
At SXSW: A STRAY
Last year, a film used dogs to make a political, cultural, and religious statements about immigrants in Europe. White God received critical acclaim,…
At SXSW: THE LIBERATORS
If you’ve seen The Monuments Men, then you’re somewhat familiar with The Liberators, the new doc that premieres at SXSW about stolen religious art…
Hollywood Schizophrenia
After the jump, check out my contribution to the Patheos Public Square and the conversation around Hollywood and social justice.
Ranking Sundance 2016
Below, I rank the films I saw at Sundance last week, separated by features and docs, with links to full reviews where available.…
A Christian Renounces His Right to Bear Arms
The latest mass shooting in San Bernadino has given me a feeling of despair I have not experienced from the evening news in…
On Kim Davis of Rowan County, Kentucky
I was born and raised in Kentucky. And while I’m not from the foothills of Appalachia in eastern Kentucky, I’ve been there enough—even…
The Netflix-ization of the Church
Editors’ Note: This article is part of the Patheos Public Square on the Future of Progressive Christianity in America. Read other perspectives beginning…