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A patron buys a movie ticket underneath a marquee featuring the films "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" at the Los Feliz Theatre, Friday, July 28, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello). The simultaneous release resulted in the event called "Barbenheimer."

From Barbenheimer to The Flash: The hits, flops, and surprises of the 2023 summer movie season

Conner Jones

For weeks it seemed like America’s national color was hot pink. Or we were all discussing the Bhagavad Vita in relation to the atomic bomb. When Americans look back at the summer of 2023, two movies will always come to…

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Entertainment

A patron buys a movie ticket underneath a marquee featuring the films "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" at the Los Feliz Theatre, Friday, July 28, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello). The simultaneous release resulted in the event called "Barbenheimer."

Current events

From Barbenheimer to The Flash: The hits, flops, and surprises of the 2023 summer movie season

Conner Jones

Promotional photo for "The Hiding Place" film. Provided by K. Cole Communications.

Popular culture

“The Hiding Place” is a new film of a play of a book, but its theme remains the same: courage in the face of brutality

Ryan Denison, PhD

FILE - In this Oct. 23, 2017 photo, Carl Lentz, a pastor who ministers to thousands at his Hillsong Church in New York, appears during an interview, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews). His most recent interview is part of the Hulu documentary "Secrets of Hillsong."

Popular culture

The Hillsong and Duggar Family documentaries expose lamentable secrets: Should you watch?

Conner Jones

Paul Simon performs at Global Citizen Live in Central Park on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP). His most recent album is Seven Psalms.

Popular culture

Paul Simon reaches for the sacred in “Seven Psalms”

Nathan Allen

Fantasy video game world with floating islands

Popular culture

New video game in “The Legend of Zelda” franchise promises adventure: Can Scripture offer something more exciting?

Nathan Allen

Man indignant and confused, holding a video game controller

Popular culture

Is “I Am Jesus Christ” heretical? New video game allows you to play as Jesus and perform miracles

Mark Legg

Actor Russell Crowe arrives for the Australian premiere of the movie "The Mummy" in Sydney, Australia. He plays Father Armoth in The Pope's Exorcist, releasing April 14 2023

Popular culture

“The Pope’s Exorcist,” starring Russell Crowe, portrays a real-life exorcist: Do demon possessions still happen?

Mark Legg

Actor Rainn Wilson calls out anti-Christian bias in Hollywood. In the photo, he attends the premiere for "Blackbird" on day two of the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 6, 2019, in Toronto.

Current events

Rainn Wilson calls out “anti-Christian bias in Hollywood” following “The Last of Us”

Mark Legg

Harry Shum Jr., from back left, Jenny Slate, Tallie Medel, Ke Huy Quan, Stephanie Hsu, Michelle Yeoh, Brian Le, Andy Le, from front left, James Hong, and Jamie Lee Curtis pose with the award for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion pictures for "Everything Everywhere All at Once," in the press room at the 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP). The film is a 2023 Oscar Best Picture nominee.

Popular culture

And the Oscar goes to . . . A guide to the 2023 Best Picture nominees (Part 2)

Conner Jones

FILE - Tom Cruise poses for the media during the 'Top Gun Maverick' UK premiere at a central London cinema, on Thursday, May 19, 2022.. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali). Maverick is a 2023 Oscar Best Picture nominee.

Popular culture

And the Oscar goes to . . . A guide to the 2023 Best Picture nominees (Part 1)

Conner Jones

In Jesus Revolution, Kelsey Grammer playing Chuck Smith sits across from Jonathan Roumie playing the "Jesus freak" Lonnie Frisbee. Photo credit, Dan Anderson.

Popular culture

“Jesus Revolution” entertains with the moving true story of the origins of the “Jesus freaks”

Mark Legg

Sam Smith performs "Unholy" at the 65th annual Grammy Awards, dressed in red, wearing a top hat with horns.

Current events

Sam Smith and Kim Petras’ performance of “Unholy” at the 2023 Grammys was satanic, but was it devil worship?

Mark Legg

Current events

“Avatar: The Way of Water” is beautiful and inspires our God-given imagination

Mark Legg

Kate Hudson, from left, Rian Johnson and Janelle Monae pose for photographers upon arrival for the photo call of the movie 'Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery' in London, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022. (Photo by Scott Garfitt/Invision/AP)

Popular culture

“Glass Onion,” Netflix’s new murder mystery, hides biblical truth in plain sight

Nathan Allen

Demi Lovato performs during the 2021 Global Citizen Live event, Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021, at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. The 24-hour live event took place on six continents and featured recording artists and celebrities raising awareness around poverty, climate change and the need for more access to COVID-19 vaccine doses worldwide. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Popular culture

Demi Lovato’s latest album reveals her “burned view” of the church

Christian Englert

Popular culture

On the oddity of “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” the multiverse, and why Christians need to rethink art

Mark Legg

Popular culture

Mark Wahlberg’s new film “Father Stu” is a true-story parable on suffering and faith

Ryan Denison, PhD

Popular culture

The troubling reason “Moon Knight” has gotten mixed reviews

Ryan Denison, PhD

Popular culture

John Legend sings for peace at the Grammys, shows video plea from Ukrainian president Vladimir Zelensky

Mark Legg

Current events

Should we forgive Will Smith? How biblical forgiveness overcomes cancel culture and the outrage cycle

Mark Legg

Popular culture

The Batman: Is everyone corrupt?

Mark Legg

Popular culture

The cause of Bob Saget’s death and the appeal of the Super Bowl

Jim Denison, PhD

Biblical living

Oregon mother sues Meta over daughter’s digital addiction: How is your digital stewardship?

pureHOPE

Biblical living

Former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst posted cryptic message before her death by suicide

Jim Denison, PhD

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