Christian critics celebrate Hoodwinked! and Glory Road, and grumble about Tristan and Isolde and Last Holiday. Plus, more reviews of Grizzly Man and Munich.

Hostel hurts, Grandma's Boy is wasted, BloodRayne's dead on arrival, The Ringer is OK, and Christian film critics are still considering Brokeback Mountain, Munich, King Kong, Memoirs of a Geisha, and The Gospel.

Christian film critics review Munich, Fun with Dick & Jane, Cheaper by the Dozen 2, The Producers, Rumor Has It ...;, and Casanova. Plus, further reviews of Brokeback Mountain, Memoirs of a Geisha, and King Kong.

A report from the Calvin Symposium.

Threats renewed against Christian Peacemaker Teams workers.

What do exorcists, terrorists, caped crusaders,  and a talking lion have in common? They're all characters in some of the year's most redeeming movies, presented here in our second annual list.

Now comes the hard part for Stephen Harper.

Life is about more than minimizing pain and maximizing pleasure.

Plus: Another Hwang turn, more small surprises, and other life ethics stories.

The makers of End of the Spear didn't find out about co-star Chad Allen's homosexuality until after they offered him the job, and then they felt obliged to honor the contract.

Evangelical Christianity thrives in America's most Catholic city, at the heart of cold New England.

Plus: 'Time' on the abortion battle in the states, Tulsa church tests 'Kelo v. New London', Benedict's first encyclical, Gordon-Conwell's new president, and more articles from online sources around the world.

Emma Thompson, perhaps best known for 1995's Sense and Sensibility, wrote and stars in what she now calls her proudest project, Nanny McPhee, opening this week.

From the frying pan into the fire.

Plus: Police fire on Ethiopian Christian festival, Christian Coalition sued for unpaid bill, Baptist church with gay ministry disfellowshiped, and other stories from online sources around the world.

Policy groups say they have other issues to focus on.

One hundred fifty years before C. S. Lewis, William Wilberforce wrote the 'Mere Christianity' of his time.

Pastor says HealthSouth founder Richard Scrushy paid for support. Scrushy denies account.

Review by Lisa Ann Cockrel

Plus: Egyptian Muslims attack church, Vatican newspaper supports Dover decision, and other stories from online sources around the world.

If they're not sitting on their suitcases, they've already left.

Plus: Nagin apologizes, Calif. school will drop ID course, and other stories from online sources around the world.

End of the Spear, a new film about the 1956 missionary martyrs in Ecuador, is similar to the Narnia story in some ways, says Steve Saint, son of one of the murdered men.

A compelling memoir from the son of a priest and a former nun.

Says federal law regulates illicit drug dealing and trafficking, not "medicine."

What prolife groups are saying about the assisted suicide case.

Plus: Prosperity gospel in NYC, BTK exorcism denied, the state of abortion after the Alito hearings, IRS complaint filed against Rod Parsley and Russell Johnson, and other stories from online sources around the world.

Fifteen-year-old Q'Orianka Kilcher really got into her first starring role as the young Native American.

The New World, opening nationwide on Friday, gives us another take on a fascinating and elusive figure in American history—including her conversion to Christianity.

Plus: Human-rabbit chimeras, Catholic bishops push for Iraq withdrawal, more on Judas, Pat the "prophet," and other stories from online sources around the world.

Plus: Pat pulled from pet project, another ID lawsuit, and other stories from online sources around the world.

The spiritual father of so many English Reformers died at the hands of the church he refused to leave.

Plus: David Yonggi Cho under fire, Bob Russell leaving Southeast Christian, church that birthed gospel music destroyed in fire, and other stories from online sources around the world.

Marsden and Hart, Noll and Stout, and more.

Writer/director Terrence Malick's existential leanings and longings are on display in all of his films—and never more than in his latest, The New World.

Deeper into the (Christian?) biotech century.

Plus: Excluding clergy jurors, Baptist leader resigns after arrest, TV critics pan Book of Daniel, and other stories from online sources around the world.

The roots of InterVarsity and other evangelical college clubs.

Reel Moms is a nifty program for parents and their babies—and if they cry during the flick, that's OK. But you'll need some discretion in deciding which films to see.

First joy, then sorrow in West Virginia. Theodicy gets a new layer.

The ethics of the Brave New World.

Some highly subjective awards for 2005.

We open the New Year with a look back at the films of 2005. Here are the Top Ten lists of B&C regulars Roy Anker and Peter Chattaway.

Plus: Psychoanalyzing Lot, Haggard's e-mails with Mikey Weinstein, rescuing baby Jesus (times 25), and other stories from online sources around the world.

Plus: Pope's first encyclical may try to "save eros," Indiana House drops official invocations altogether, prominent Okla. Baptist pastor arrested, and other stories from online sources around the world.

The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe releases on DVD today, but it's not the only new Narnia disc worth watching. C.S. Lewis: Beyond Narnia is also worth a look.

The mutants are back, and Christians can learn some life lessons from them—especially about engaging a world that's not our own.

Brit pop/rock

Folk-blues

Folk/Country

Alt-rock

Jewish Rock

Acoustic neo-soul

Post-grunge, gothic pop/rock

AC pop/rock

Folk/Americana

Dub/reggae