Robert Zemeckis’ “Welcome to Marwen” is like no movie I’ve ever seen before.
Top Podcasts 2018
As we wind down the year, iAt will take a look back at 2018: our favorite podcasts, books, and articles.
International Children’s Movies: A Review of the Last Thirty Years
From the last thirty years, which great children’s movies do you think of?
Movie Review: “First Man”
For those sensitive to dizziness, Josh Matthews warns of going to see “First Man” in the theaters: “A movie can be about vertigo, but it should not create vertigo.”
Movie Review “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”
The nostalgia-oriented documentary, “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”, depicts the unlikely TV personality of Fred Rogers—who created, produced, wrote, and acted in the show—and it answers some of our questions that we, as adults who once watched the show as kids, would now have.
“Salsafication” and the Problem of Racial Essentialism in Congregational Life
Have you heard about the “salsafication” of American Christianity? That is, while Christianity overall seems to be in a precipitous decline, Latino Protestantism seems to be growing—and even thriving.
Movie Review “First Reformed”
First Reformed is set in and around the longest continuously operated church in the United States and focuses attention on its pastor Ernst Toller played masterfully by Ethan Hawke.
Movie Review “The Rider”
The Rider uses—so it appears to me—all untrained actors for all of its parts, as untrained as some of the movie’s horses. It seems like a documentary, and parts of it look like a camera crew showed up to film what was already happening in real life.
Movie Review: “Solo”
Has Disney created anything fresh and interesting in its take over and continuation of the Star Wars story?
Movie Review: Chappaquiddick
“Chappaquiddick” probes basic issues about the moral behaviors of American politicians and why voters elect them, even when politicians behave badly.
“A Quiet Place” Review
The great accomplishment of “A Quiet Place” is its own soundscape, which gets us to listen to everything in it.
“Ready Player One” Review
Steven Spielberg’s newest film, “Ready Player One,” misses the mark and leaves much to be desired.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Keeping the Faith
Star Wars: The Last Jedi isn’t about the victory of the faithful, but the kindling of faith.
“Game Night” Movie Review
If we are regular news watchers and readers, we need an occasional break from the never-ending emotional rollercoasters that are our lives. “Game Night” knows this, and tries its hardest to help us.
Peace with Graham
We are fooling ourselves if we do not recognize the reality that the American religious landscape in which we operate was forever transformed, for better and sometimes for worse, by the influence of Billy Graham.
“The 15:17 to Paris” Movie Review
“The 15:17 to Paris” attempts to deal with the very familiar God-and-Country themes, but doesn’t quite deliver. Instead it succeeds in perpetuating stereotypes.
“Hostiles” Review
“The essential American soul is fundamentally hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer” (D.H. Lawrence). Also charitable. Maybe cruel. Possibly, deeply empathetic. After one viewing of “Hostiles,” anyone might append those qualities to Lawrence’s famous quote, which is the epigraph of the movie.
“Darkest Hour” Review
The Winston Churchill we get in “Darkest Hour” is a flawed human being, one who doesn’t command as much respect as revered historical figures are supposed to.
The Big Problems with Being Small
“Downsizing” poses basic but necessary philosophical questions that all humans ought to deal with.
“Three Billboards” Review
“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” is in no way a crime movie. It is instead a profound movie with a deep insight into the human heart.
Our Favorite Podcasts from 2017
Our favorite podcasts from 2017.
iAt’s Top Book List for 2017
The 2017 top books list for iAt Editorial Board members.
A Year-in-Movies: Top 7 Movies of 2017
From the big screen to the small screen, here is a look at some of the most interesting movies from 2017 that are worth watching.
American Made
“American Made” makes many points about government, drugs, and society, but one rings particularly true: that imperialistic nation-building has done little good and much harm for American citizens.
“I Am Your Father”
Star Wars’ popularity means—for better or for worse—that it’s one of the most well-known stories in human history. I’m only talking numbers: 7.5 billion people on Earth today, far more than any previous era. A fifth of them, which I think is a conservative estimate, are probably aware of Star Wars, a good portion of them having seen the movies and experienced the decades-long marketing hype.