“Through My Eyes” by Tammy Wilson, Illustration by Jill Dubbeldee Kuhn; Beaver’s Pond Press; February 2016; 120 pp; $15.95 “Salt to the Sea” by Ruta Sepetys; […]
Three new novels for youth
‘Firewatch’ a beautiful, contemplative video game
NEW YORK (CNS) — If a designer were asked to come up with a video game that would effectively refute popular preconceptions about the genre, “Firewatch” […]
Movie: ‘Keanu’
NEW YORK (CNS) — Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele of the acclaimed Comedy Central television series “Key & Peele” star in the satirical action-comedy “Keanu” (Warner […]
Author’s scholarly take on Peter brings Holy Land to life for readers
“Saint Peter: Flawed, Forgiven and Faithful” by Stephen J. Binz. Loyola Press (Chicago, 2015). 193 pp., $14.95. Travelers planning to visit the Holy Land may want […]
Movie: ‘Ratchet & Clank’
NEW YORK (CNS) — Busy 3-D visuals fail to mask the flat tone and by-the-numbers storytelling of the animated sci-fi adventure “Ratchet & Clank” (Gramercy). In […]
Movie: ‘Mother’s Day’
NEW YORK (CNS) — Nearly everyone in the sprawling ensemble comedy “Mother’s Day” (Open Road) harbors a secret. They are, quite often, terribly complicated mysteries involving […]
Movie: ‘Eye in the Sky’
NEW YORK (CNS) — The suspenseful military drama “Eye in the Sky” (Bleecker Street) examines a sprawling topic, the war on terrorism, by focusing on the […]
Book: Intense book challenges status quo on churches’ approach to racism
“Trouble I’ve Seen: Changing the Way the Church Sees Racism” by Drew G.I. Hart. (Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, 2016). 205 pp., $16.99. White Christians, and particularly […]