October Baby: Do you feel wanted?

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Almost everyone wants to be wanted – by their spouse, lover, friends, parents. How would you feel if a person whose love you craved not only didn’t want you but also tried to eliminate you? For 19-year-old Hannah Lawson, that feeling drives a quest to discover her real identity. You see, … [Read more...]

Movies promote Christian books

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Movies helped place four Christian books on the New York Times best seller list in February. The Vow, Kim and Krickitt Carpenter's true story of faith and commitment, topped the New York Times non-fiction best-seller list in its first week of re-release. The Vow joins three other film-related, … [Read more...]

Courageous in theatres today

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Courageous, a movie from the makers of Fireproof, opens in theatres today. The movie follows four law enforcement officers who struggle with work, life, families, and fatherhood. The following is a synopsis from the movie's website: "Four men, one calling: To serve and protect. As law enforcement … [Read more...]

DVD Review: Source Code

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Jake Gyllenhaal stars in Source Code, a sci-fi suspense film with an incredible storyline. Gyllenhaal plays the role of Colter Stephens, an army captain who finds himself trapped in the body of a man he does not recognize, while seated on a commuter train headed for Chicago. In front of him is a … [Read more...]

‘Suing the Devil’ #2 indie film at box office

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The Christian film 'Suing the Devil' opened August 26 and has taken second spot at the indie box office. The film is described as a Christian thriller and was written and directed by Harvard alumnus Tim Chey. In the film, Bart Bronsen plays Luke O'Brien, a janitor turned law student who decides he … [Read more...]

Film Review: Of Gods and Men

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Of Gods and Men  Directed by Xavier Beauvois Starring 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...]

Tron Legacy

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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...]

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

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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...]

Deathly Hallows a grim prelude to Harry Potter’s final battle

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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...]

Duvall’s Get Low subtle and moving, but not big on faith

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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...]