I somehow managed to miss Peter Askin’s documentary, Trumbo, when it played at The Toronto International Film Festival and then again at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. Having not heard strong buzz at either …

In sportscasting and sports betting terminology the word “chalk” denotes a team or program with a long history of success and that is thus a prohibitive favorite to emerge victorious over underdogs or dark horses. …

Damn it, I feel like a traitor to my vocation.
As a professional literature teacher, I always feel guilty about not getting behind the Cormac McCarthy bandwagon. Surely anything that promotes reading of a more literate …

Helter Skelter + Saved! + South Park with a dash of Rocky Horror Picture Show thrown in. Now write a review for a Christian audience. My try is at CT Movies.

Update: Thought I’d give this teaser for my review at CTMB a bump since the film finally appears headed for a theatrical release in the United States:
This review originally appeared at Christianity Today Movies Blog …

Bright Star is passionate, penetrating, and surprisingly tender. It is easily my favorite Jane Campion film. More thoughts available at the Christianity Today Movies Blog.