We know that family is important. In fact, it’s so important that God instituted the creation of it in the very first chapter of our Bibles (Genesis 1:27-28)!
But let’s be honest. Sometimes, particularly...
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For a little wooden boy, Pinocchio sure has a lot of pop-culture life in him.
He’s been the star of at least 20 movies and television shows, from...
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How does our faith influence the entertainment choices we make? In a world with so many screens vying constantly for attention, it’s an important question...
We all should exercise. It reduces risks of obesity, diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and even poor mental health. That fact is preached at us constantly. You know it, I know it, but the kids, with...
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About a year ago, Amazon Prime Video’s Lord of the Rings prequel, called The Rings of Power, began to generate publicity buzz. And not just for bringing...
Sure, the calendar tells us that the standard year runs from January through December. But practically speaking, parents and kids know better: A new year begins when school does. And that means that many...
Welcome back, movie normalcy.
Sure, folks aren’t going back to the theaters in quite the numbers they were before the coronavirus pandemic hit. Indeed, cinemas are still hurting: A major theater...
A couple of weeks ago now, Hulu released the film Not Okay. In a previous blog, I wrote about how the main character, Danni, created a fake online persona to make herself popular and famous. In the end,...
It’s not like Tom Holland was the first star to break away from social media. But when Holland—perhaps best known to the world as Spider-Man in the Sony/Marvel movies—announced that social media...
Disney+ has unveiled a whole bunch of new content for its self-proclaimed Disney+ Day, and its cornerstone attraction will be a star-studded remake of Pinocchio.
Directed by Robert Zemeckis (the guy...
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They said they wouldn’t. But now, Disney+ has added R-rated content onto its platform. Now, Deadpool and Logan stand alongside Snow White and Sleeping...
Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters (PureFlix’s first original film which released last week) is a Father-of-the-Bride-esque tale focusing on one father’s struggle to raise his three daughters and then...
The days are long, hot and sweaty. That can make August a great month for swimsuits, tank tops and … air-conditioned movie watching! So, what’s family friendly and new to streaming sites this month?
Netflix
Space...
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It’s hard to be a Christian. It can be harder to be a Christian celebrity.
Take Chris Pratt, the megawatt star who also happens to be an outspoken...
Football is custom-made for dramatic storylines. And faith-filled ones as well, which is why Christian movies about the sport abound. So we’re going to point you toward seven Christian football movies...
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Social media promises connection with the people we care about the most. But it can, at times, seem like an infinite black hole, something that we get sucked...
In 2013’s underrated The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, famous photographer Sean O’Connell (played by Sean Penn) watches a rare snow leopard in the Afghan Himalayas, camera in hand. Walter Mitty—who’s...
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Most of us don’t go to the movies to strengthen our faith—unless we’re going to a Christian movie, of course. Faith-based films such as War Room and...
“Television will rot your brain.”
So parents have been telling their kids since, oh, the 1950s—back when the worst you’d likely see on TV was Elvis gyrating on The Ed Sullivan Show.
Now,...
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Every now and then, something seems to come out of nowhere to become the thing everyone’s watching and talking about. Well, the teens are talking about,...
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