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Seven Final Challenges For Christian Movie Critics and Fans

Christian movies—are we sensitive to their fans and critics’ views? Suggest silly fixes? Assume “salvation or rededication” are our best themes? · E. Stephen Burnett

Seven More Challenges For Christian Movie Critics and Fans

Christian movies—should we criticize them? If so, how? What are they for? Is a “subculture” bad? · E. Stephen Burnett

Seven Challenges For Christian Movie Critics and Fans

Christian movies—love them, hate them, ignore them? Here are seven challenges about them. · E. Stephen Burnett

Christian Movies Can Show Better Sermons

Christian movies can exalt Jesus, not just morality, by exposing lies and showing worship through pain. · E. Stephen Burnett

Badfan v Superman 8: A Moral Cinematic Universe

Austin Gunderson ends our Badfan v Superman series with expectation for “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.” · Austin Gunderson

Badfan v Superman 7: A Hero’s Consequences

“Man of Steel” and “Batman v Superman” may explore and re-sensitize fans to the seriousness of death and war. · E. Stephen Burnett

Badfan V Superman 6: Game Of Tones

Why do people complain about General Zod’s death in “Man of Steel” but not in “Superman II”? · E. Stephen Burnett

Badfan v Superman 5: You’ll Believe A Man Can Die

“Superman: The Movie” made fans believe a man could fly, but “Man of Steel” sought to ground our hero in a horrifying choice. · Austin Gunderson

Badfan v Superman 4: Able To Leap Expectations

Let’s not hold down the hero of Superman by insisting his stories only be fluffy and colorful. · E. Stephen Burnett

Badfan v Superman 3: Challenging Cheap Optimism

“Man of Steel” avoids magical thinking and asks us to fly a mile in Superman’s red boots. · Austin Gunderson

Why I Liked Jurassic World

Jurassic World was a better than expected rendition of this dinosaur science fiction series. Kudos to the writers, actors, directors, and of course the incredible special effects teams. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Badfan v Superman 2: Super-Nostalgia Knockdown

E. Stephen Burnett challenges the objection of why “Man of Steel” isn’t like all those great classic Superman films. · E. Stephen Burnett

Badfan v Superman 1: Dawn Of Rebuttal Justice

E. Stephen Burnett and Austin Gunderson begin a new series about what critics miss in “Man of Steel.” · E. Stephen Burnett

Should Chris Pratt Guard The Evangelical Galaxy?

We can enjoy the “Jurassic World” star’s beliefs and stories without pretending he’s the next Christian pop-culture leader. · E. Stephen Burnett

You Should See ‘Tomorrowland’ Yesterday

Brad Bird’s film holds just the right spark to light the way to a better and more godly future. · Izzy Stevenson

‘Avengers: Age Of Ultron’: Black Widow Bashing

Movie criticism from enraged fans and “social justice warriors” may re-prove that humans can’t truly enjoy even small gifts for very long. · E. Stephen Burnett

Start Your Engines: The End Is Nigh!

“Mad Max: Fury Road” is the latest in a long journey of post-apocalyptic stories that go straight back to the Bible. · Mark Carver

Villains: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Where do villains come from? What causes a person or a being to go down that dark path? And do they realize what they’ve become? · Morgan Busse

Why Materialist Magicians and Sour Stepmothers Are Cruel To ‘Cinderella’

Some “child experts” and critics refuse to believe fairy tales can sing, and insist they fit into a narrow-waisted agenda. · E. Stephen Burnett

How To Train Your Church Story Group

Would fantastical-story groups work in your local church? Here’s how they worked at mine. · E. Stephen Burnett
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