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Brett McCracken

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Biography:

Brett McCracken is a senior editor for The Gospel Coalition, where he writes about art, culture, faith, and theology. He has also been a regular film critic for Christianity Today and has contributed to the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, CNN.com, and others. Find Brett @BrettMcCracken.

Reviews

Movies TV Shows
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025) 92% EDIT “As Blanc probes the guilt or innocence of murder suspects, Johnson is also weighing the merits of different expressions of Christianity. The picture that emerges isn’t entirely surprising.” – The Gospel Coalition Dec 17, 2025 Full Review David (2025) 76% EDIT “Certainly the best Bible-themed animated musical since DreamWorks’s Prince of Egypt (1998), and arguably more biblically faithful and artistically rich.” – The Gospel Coalition Dec 9, 2025 Full Review Train Dreams (2025) 95% EDIT “It’s one life as a lens to contemplate the cosmos. The universe in a Grainier of sand.” – The Gospel Coalition Nov 21, 2025 Full Review Frankenstein (2025) 85% EDIT “Del Toro’s adaptation wisely foregrounds the story’s technological critique, which feels especially urgent.” – The Gospel Coalition Nov 10, 2025 Full Review Nuremberg (2025) 72% EDIT “Films like Nuremberg remind us that in the moment, evil can take a surreptitious shape—especially when it’s reinforced in society-wide patterns of confirmation bias.” – The Gospel Coalition Nov 7, 2025 Full Review Roofman (2025) 87% EDIT “Roofman’s ending is redemptive and cathartic, but also a gut-punch. ” – The Gospel Coalition Oct 29, 2025 Full Review The Lost Bus (2025) 88% EDIT “Like much of Greengrass’s other work (United 93, Captain Phillips), the movie is a heart-pounding, white-knuckle survival thriller. But it’s also a story about fatherhood.” – The Gospel Coalition Oct 29, 2025 Full Review Light of the World (2025) 80% EDIT “If you have kids, take them to see The Light of the World. It’s a worthy and edifying cinematic experience—especially compared to the alternatives in pop culture today.” – The Gospel Coalition Sep 12, 2025 Full Review Superman (2025) 83% EDIT “After decades of comic-book universes with ever more diminishing returns (both artistically and commercially), superhero fatigue is real. Audiences are ready for a factory reset. This movie gives it to them.” – The Gospel Coalition Jul 10, 2025 Full Review Materialists (2025) 77% EDIT “The refreshing message that comes through [in Materialists] is that marriage, however hard, is absolutely worth the arduous work of dating. And that’s probably a message today’s marriage-leery, anxious generation needs to hear.” – The Gospel Coalition Jun 28, 2025 Full Review The Life of Chuck (2024) 80% EDIT “It feels more like a relic of the aughts heyday of New Atheism than a product of the present vibe shift.” – The Gospel Coalition Jun 6, 2025 Full Review Sinners (2025) 97% EDIT “While often insightful about the way we’re tempted and how evil can be naively trifled with, Coogler’s movie doesn’t have a robust view of indwelling sin and moral culpability. ” – The Gospel Coalition May 10, 2025 Full Review Eric LaRue (2023) 69% EDIT “Sadly, even though faith shows up often in Eric LaRue, it feels more counterproductive than helpful. As the film ends, Janice especially seems as lost as she did at the start.” – The Gospel Coalition Apr 11, 2025 Full Review Juror #2 (2024) 93% EDIT “Juror #2 ponders the cost of integrity and challenges audiences to consider whether they’d do the right thing even if it would ruin their life.” – The Gospel Coalition Jan 6, 2025 Full Review Here (2023) 95% EDIT “It’s a love story only in the subtlest, gentlest ways—not only between a man and a woman but between both of them and the places they inhabit. It’s a movie that calls us to look closer and appreciate the world around us and the people placed in our path.” – The Gospel Coalition Jan 6, 2025 Full Review A Real Pain (2024) 96% EDIT “This is a funny-sad film in the best sense, exploring the ways that laughter, tears, and art (Chopin’s piano compositions figure prominently) can help us cope with life’s immense pain.” – The Gospel Coalition Jan 6, 2025 Full Review A Complete Unknown (2024) 82% EDIT “Anyone with the slightest appreciation for Bob Dylan’s lyrical brilliance and cultural significance will find much to like about A Complete Unknown.” – The Gospel Coalition Jan 6, 2025 Full Review Flow (2024) 97% EDIT “Its photorealistic animation, memorable musical score, and narrative ambiguity combine to create an unforgettable moviegoing experience.” – The Gospel Coalition Jan 6, 2025 Full Review Nickel Boys (2024) 92% EDIT “What Ross does with the camera’s point of view powerfully reinforces the movie’s themes of being invisible vs. being seen, the evil dehumanization of racism vs. inherent human dignity.” – The Gospel Coalition Jan 6, 2025 Full Review Gladiator II (2024) 70% EDIT “There’s something real in history that Gladiator II gestures toward subtly without mentioning it explicitly more than once. It’s the looming transformation of Rome from pagan decadence and conquering bloodlust to an unlikely accelerant of Christianity.” – The Gospel Coalition Dec 8, 2024 Full Review Wicked (2024) 88% EDIT “The songs and costumes are fun. The vibes are pleasant. But the moral ideas—however well intentioned—are ultimately incoherent and unhelpful.” – The Gospel Coalition Nov 22, 2024 Full Review Lost on a Mountain in Maine (2024) 53% EDIT “I most appreciate how the film captures the bond between fathers and sons, and the particular challenge a dad faces when it comes to balancing risk, protection, freedom, and responsibility.” – The Gospel Coalition Nov 2, 2024 Full Review Blitz (2024) 81% EDIT “The film captures the hope-filled resilience of children, who sometimes surprise us adults with the fortitude, innocent wonder, and solidarity they can muster even under great duress.” – The Gospel Coalition Nov 2, 2024 Full Review Conclave (2024) 93% EDIT “In the end Conclave’s potency is compromised by its inability to conceal clear bias in a certain direction.” – The Gospel Coalition Oct 25, 2024 Full Review The Wild Robot (2024) 97% EDIT “Kids will find a lot to like here: laughs, tears, cute animals, awesome visuals. Moms and dads will appreciate (maybe with misty eyes) the film’s tender reflections on the sacrificial love of parenthood. ” – The Gospel Coalition Sep 23, 2024 Full Review
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