I am trying to blog some of Arts & Faith's Top 25 Spiritually Significant Films Directed by Women this summer. First up, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. 1morefilmblog.com/2026/06/09/a...

Sad today, but thankful for the memory of seeing Persepolis for the first time at TIFF...one of those films you realize will be a lifelong favorite as you are watching it. Here is what I wrote while still feeling the buzz. RIP Marjane Satrapi: www.jeffreyoverstreet.com/2007/09/10/p...

Reflecting on my experience as a juror for the Arts & Faith list of Top 25 Spiritually Signicant Films Directed by Women: 1morefilmblog.com/2026/06/01/t...

Congrats to @sarahpolley.bsky.social , whose film Women Talking topped the Arts & Faith 2026 list of Top 25 Spiritually Signficant Fillms directed by women: artsandfaith.com/the-arts-fai...

Christian Jessup's appreciation of the Arts & Faith Top 25 Films Directed by Women makes me want to revisit all of these films. That's why we make these lists: www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0lg...

Today is the 46th anniversary of Operation Eagle Claw, an attempt to rescue Americans held hostage Iran (including my father). It resulted in the deaths of eight service men. Regardless of your politics, thank you to all those who have served or are serving. carrytheload.org/wp-content/u...

“When you hear someone speak, it’s less likely you’ll want to destroy them.” My Full Frame review of Steal This Story, Please! #fullframefest 1morefilmblog.com/2026/04/12/s...

I sure hope Hikaru is sincere about not competing for results, just content, because man he makes it hard for his fans (of whom I consider myself one) to root for him.

TCU: Let's foul the s--t out of Boozer in hopes that Duke will "settle" for three point shots. Also TCU: Why they call so many fouls on us!

This year's Arts & Faith theme is Top 25 Spiritually Significant Films directed by women. Here's my juror pitch for Martha Collidge's REAL GENIUS: 1morefilmblog.com/2026/03/12/r...

Don't know who needs to hear this right now, but... "When the powerful want you dead, the most courageous act is to live." artsandfaith.com/cabaret/

"The music had imprinted itself on me in ways that proved inescapable. That's what great art does, and it is one of the primary reasons why religion has feared art, especially music, so very, very, much. Favorite Film Series: Jesus Christ Superstar (Jewison, 1973) 1morefilmblog.com/2026/02/19/f...

The Arts & Faith site is currently voting on Top 25 Spiritually Significant Films Directed by Women. I lobby for Lone Scherfig's AN EDUCATION in this review: 1morefilmblog.com/2026/02/02/a...

Ursula K. Le Guin died #OTD in 2018. First female author to win both the Nebula & Hugo awards for Best Novel for 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 (1970). In total, she won 8 Hugo & 6 Nebula awards. Second woman Grand Master of the #ScienceFiction & Fantasy Writers of America. #scifi #literature #booksky

The North Carolina Film Critics Association (NCFCA) announces its nominees for the Best of Cinema 2025, recognizing outstanding achievements in filmmaking across narrative, documentary, animated, and technical categories. See the full list here: ncfilmcritics.org/reel-thought...

Frankenstein (2025) artsandfaith.com/frankenstein... Noel T. Manning, II explains why Frankenstein took the #6 spot on the Arts & Faith jury list of best films of the year for Christians.

Andrew Eisenman sees prayer as topic that ties together some of the most spiritually resonant films of 2025, including the Arts & Faith's jury pick for #5, #ThePhoenicianScheme. artsandfaith.com/the-phoenici...

Sentimental Value came in at #9 on this years Arts & Faith jury list for the best films recommended to Christian audiences. Here's Thomas Manning's appreciation: artsandfaith.com/sentimental-...

What you pretend to believe is a far greater poison to your morals than what you actually believe. Those who are sincere but mistaken may yet turn from wrong to right. Those who who knowingly advocate a false position gradually (then all at once) destroy their capacity to know the difference.

Sinners took the #3 spot in the 2025 Arts & Faith Ecumenical Jury list of the year's best films recommended for Christian audiences. #sinners #ryancoogler. artsandfaith.com/the-arts-fai... And here's a link to Christian Jessup's juror appreciation: artsandfaith.com/sinners/

A new Dardenne film is always a reason to celebrate, even if it is a little rough around the edges. Young Mothers (Dardenne & Dardenne, 2026) 1morefilmblog.com/2026/01/07/y...

Wake Up Dead Man grabs the #1 spot on the Arts & Faith Ecumenical Jury for the year's best films recommended to Christian audiences. Congrats to @rianjohnson.bsky.social artsandfaith.com/the-arts-fai...

I mean, we can all agree that we would much rather have seen Notre Dame lose 38-3 to Indiana, right?

My ten favorite film experiences in 2025: 1morefilmblog.com/2026/01/01/2...

Happy 250th birthday, Jane Austen. Reasonable minds can disagree, of course, but here is the correct answer: 1) Emma 2) Pride and Prejudice 3) Persuasion 4) Mansfield Park 5) Sense and Sensibility 6) Northanger Abbey

I try to bump this review once a year on the anniversary of Sandy Hook: 1morefilmblog.com/2016/03/16/n...

Privileged to get a chance to chat with Rebecca Miller about her excellent series, Mr. Scorsese: www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-2D...

The Carpenter’s Son: A New Testament Scholar Discusses Controversial Depiction of Jesus 1morefilmblog.com/2025/11/11/t... Summary of my interview with Dr. Jennifer Bashaw about the new Jesus film, The Carpenter's Son.

I was pleased to interview Dr. Jennifer Bashaw, Associate Professor of New Testament and Christian Studies, about the new film, The Carpenter's Son: www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0k8...

Remember, remember the fifth of November... www.patheos.com/blogs/1moref...

I asked James Vanderbilt how he tried to make Nuremberg a thriller when viewers would know the ending. His answer surprised me... www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1G6...

Speaking of government waste, the highest paid state employee in Louisiana is set to make $54 million dollars to not coach football.

Stitch Head (Hudson, 2025) 1morefilmblog.com/2025/10/23/s... Are you ready for monsters? Stitch Head is a little gem in a space -- family friendly movies -- that is too often populated with a lot of slick, empty cartoons.

Happy to get a chance to chat with Justin Lin about his new film, Last Days. (Review coming tonight, but the skinny is that I thought it was very good, able to see the moral complexity in John's story and have respect for diverging opinions): www.youtube.com/watch?v=f27w...

Blue Moon (Linklater, 2025) 1morefilmblog.com/2025/10/18/b... Seems like most liked this, but I found it tedious and exhausting.

I find it a little strange -- but somehow appropriate to their season -- that while scrolling the Internet today, I have seen four commercials letting me know that tickets are available for UNC's football opener against TCU on September 1.

Good Fortune (Ansari, 2025) 1morefilmblog.com/2025/10/15/g... Can't quite stick the landing, but still better than most body-swapping comedies. Keanu for Best Supporting?

I heard Frontier was offering its GoWild promotion, and I was considering it. Then I interacted with its web site for five minutes and stopped any consideration. Wonder if they realize just how bad their web site is and how much business a bad interface costs them.

"...I or my AI assistant can reach out if you are interested..." Actual line from a spam text I got. My goal is to hire my own AI assistant to tell his AI assistant to go to hell and then charge him $250 for an hour's "consultation."

1morefilmblog.com/2025/08/12/s... Ken Morefield reviews Suspended Time at 1More Film Blog

Dear Regal theaters, I would happily pay an extra dollar for my Movies Unlimited Pass this summer to be guaranteed I won't have to watch that horrid Roses trailer yet again....

The Arts & Faith Top 100 Spiritually Significant Films for 2025 is now complete. Lots of new write-ups and appreciations. Check it out. artsandfaith.com/the-arts-fai...

Hello Blue Sky. I am an American who won @fifaclubworldcup.bsky.social tickets to see Benefica play Chelsea. Which team should I root for? Thanks.

First record album I ever owned, a gift from my cousin, circa 1974.

Greta Gerwig has arrived on the 2025 Arts & Face Top 100 Spiritually Significant Films list, and Evalyn Cogswell tells you why voters picked the GG film they did. artsandfaith.com/lady-bird/

For the first time in 21 years and seven list iterations, a Disney film has landed on the Arts & Faith Top 100 Spiritually Significant Films list... Anton E. Bergstrom welcomes Pinocchio (1940), to the list: artsandfaith.com/pinocchio-19...

Before 2025, Ben-Hur had never been on an Arts & Faith Top 100 list. Nathanael T. Booth gives it some love in his appreciation for this year's list: artsandfaith.com/ben-hur-1959/

Children of Men made it debut appearance on an Arts & Faith Top 100 List by coming in at #20 in 2025. Reed Lackey gives his take here. artsandfaith.com/children-of-...

It is doubtful that Christians -- or other film viewers -- will ever agree about the spiritual significance and artistic value of Last Temptation. In his write up, Christian Jessup explains why voters at Arts & Faith included it in the 2025 Top 100 list: artsandfaith.com/the-last-tem...

Signs appeared on the very first Arts & Faith Top 100 list in 2004 but was not selected by Arts & Faith voters again until 2025. In her appreciation, Lindsey Dunn discusses why a new generation of film critics are reconsidering the film's spiritual significance. artsandfaith.com/signs/