Author - John Christman

John Christman holds degrees in art and theology and often instructs and writes in the fields of art, theology, and spirituality.

Watch: Noah

Directed by Darren Aronofsky (Paramount Pictures, 2014) How do you hear a story again for the first time? This is a perennial challenge for all biblical films...

Listen: Reflektor

Arcade Fire (Merge Records, 2013) What do you do after you’ve splashed onto the music scene with a monumental indie-rock sound that sparked boisterous...

Watch: Gravity

Directed by Alfonso Cuarón (Warner Bros., 2013) Films like Alfonso Cuarón’s magnificent Gravity are few and far between. Too often...

Watch: Before Midnight

Directed by Richard Linklater (Sony Pictures, 2013) What might we learn if we could watch a relationship develop over a lifetime? Before Midnight, the third...

Listen: Desire Lines

Camera Obscura (4AD, 2013) Beauty is worth waiting for, as is joy. The Scottish band Camera Obscura’s magnificent album My Maudlin Career was released to...

Watch: No

Directed by Pablo Larraín (Sony Pictures, 2012) Topple a dictator with a rainbow and a jingle? Lash back against oppression with candy-coated images and...

Watch: To the Wonder

Directed by Terrence Malick (Redbud Pictures, 2013) Over the course of 40 years auteur filmmaker Terrence Malick has made just five feature films. Yet these...