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Of Gods and Men Directed by Xavier BeauvoisStarring Lambert Wilson, Michael Lonsdale & Oliver Rabourdin Of Gods and Men tells the story of several French monks who lived in Algeria and were part of the local community there until they were abducted by an Islamist militia in … [Read more...]
As for Tron Legacy – in which a man named Sam Flynn (Garrett Hedlund) is zapped into cyberspace by a villainous computer program (Jeff Bridges), while looking for his long-lost father Kevin (Bridges again) – space does not permit much analysis here.But suffice it to say that one of the key … [Read more...]
Two films about people who get dragged into another world against their will came out in the weeks before Christmas. Both films were sequels to movies with strong messianic overtones. And both films were somewhat disappointing, albeit to different degrees.For my money, The Chronicles of Narnia: … [Read more...]
By now, it has become routine for critics and audiences to greet a new Harry Potter movie by saying it is 'darker' than the ones that came before it.And yes, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 is certainly the darkest of the seven films released so far. Unlike the previous films, which … [Read more...]
Another decade, another Robert Duvall movie with a religious connection.In the 1980s, Duvall won an Oscar for playing an alcoholic country singer who finds God -- and a second chance at a family and a career -- in Tender Mercies. In the 1990s, he was nominated for yet another Oscar for his … [Read more...]
There is a lot that can – and will – be said about Avatar over the next few months.The latest sprawling epic from Titanic director James Cameron is a technical marvel and, at times, an awesome thrill ride. It also has the clunky dialogue and simplistic political and philosophical posturing … [Read more...]
If you are reading this paper while it’s still hot off the presses, then here’s a tip: get to the VanCity Theatre as fast as you can and catch Munyurangabo, a stirring independent film, made in Rwanda, that is playing at that theatre for a few days until November 30.If you miss the film’s … [Read more...]
Human side of Darwin shown in flawed CreationA good idea gets in the way of what could have been a good film in Creation, director Jon Amiel’s account of how Charles Darwin struggled with death and doubt while writing his revolutionary book on evolutionary theory, On the Origin of … [Read more...]
The end is near, for Harry Potter and his gang.Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is the sixth movie to be based on J.K. Rowling’s phenomenally popular books, and like all the previous sequels, it is darker and more mature than the instalments that have preceded it.But there is only … [Read more...]
Seventeen years after he burst onto the scene with the talky, violent crime flick Reservoir Dogs, the films of Quentin Tarantino continue to generate intense debate, even in theological circles.Just the other day, I heard a prominent Christian professor assert that the hit men played by John … [Read more...]
