She fell into the sea. The thunder of the whales departing was loud in her ears. She opened her eyes and looked downward. Through…
Denis Haack
Denis is the author of The Rest of Success: What the World Didn’t Tell You About Having It All and has written articles for such journals as Reformation & Revival Journal, Eternity, Covenant, and World. He holds a Master of Arts in Theological Studies degree from Covenant Seminary in St. Louis.
Rent (Chris Columbus, 2005)
Jonathan Larson began working on his rock musical in 1989, and it finally opened in 1995. It’s hard to break into the world of…
Thirteen (Catherine Hardwicke, 2003)
Girl culture. It’s everywhere—in schools, malls, television, popular magazines—girls in barely-there midriffs and towering spike heels, sporting tattoos and fashion runway make-up, strutting their…
Meet Joe Black (Martin Brest, 1998), Ponette (Jacques Doillon, 1996), What Dreams May Come (Vincent Ward, 1998)
Death is a recurring theme in art and culture, which is hardly surprising since it is one of the great certainties of life in…
Phenomen (Jon Turteltaub, 1996)
This is one of those relatively rare films that begs to be viewed both as a window of insight into the culture in which…
The Passion of the Christ (Mel Gibson, 2004)
Over the months prior to the release of The Passion, Mel Gibson arranged for a number of screenings of the film. This allowed him…
The Matrix: Revolutions (Andy & Larry Wachowski, 2003)
So, did you like it?” I’m often asked that question about movies, and I always find it difficult to answer. I find it difficult…
The Matrix (Andy and Larry Wachowski, 1999)
The Matrix had been in theaters about a month when I asked some high schoolers who attend our church whether they had seen it.…
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing (Jill Sprecher, 2001)
Very occasionally a movie comes along that raises so many important issues, so clearly, so compellingly, that discussing it with friends seems mandatory. 13…
Run Lola Run (Tom Tykwer, 1998)
It is frankly difficult to review Run Lola Run. Not because the plot is so complicated that it frustrates attempts to summarize it, but…