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 1996. The monks eventually died under […]
Tron Legacy
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 themes of the […]
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
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: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is a […]
Deathly Hallows a grim prelude to Harry Potter’s final battle
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 […]
Duvall’s Get Low subtle and moving, but not big on faith
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 portrayal of […]
Avatar more than just an awesome thrill ride
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 that we have come […]
YWAM’s Rwanda film is a challenging work of art
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 […]
Creation: The human side of Darwn shown if flawed movie
Human side of Darwin shown in flawed Creation A 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 Species. The film is based […]
Half-Blood Prince a cliffhanger lacking in momentum
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 one book left […]
Inglorious Bastards
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 Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson in Pulp […]
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