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March 2013

March 21, 2013

Die Hard in the White House

Review of Olympus Has Fallen, Directed by Antoine Fuqua Fortunately, the title of this review...

March 20, 2013

House of Cards: Collapse is Inevitable

Review of House of Cards (Season 1), Directed by David Finch Rating: 9/10 If you...

March 19, 2013

The Music of the Last of the Mohicans

Review of The Last of the Mohicans, Directed by Michael Mann When I was in...

March 18, 2013

Beyond the Hills Joins the List of Great Spiritual Dramas

Review of Beyond the Hills, Directed by Christian Mungiu Here’s the bottom line on Beyond the...

March 15, 2013

Burt Wonderstone: From Wonder-Empty to Wonder-Full

Review of The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, Directed by Don Scardino Yet this I hold against...

March 15, 2013

Stoker and the Shadow of Alfred Hitchcock

A Review of Stoker, Directed by Park Chan-wook “Shadow of a Doubt” seems a particularly...

March 15, 2013

Stoker’s Identity and Inheritance

Review of Stoker, Directed by Park Chan-wook (WARNING: This review contains mature content of a...

March 15, 2013

The Call: Trouble on the Line

Review of The Call directed by Brad Anderson Jordan Turner (Halle Berry) works in "the...

March 14, 2013

Chasing the Orgastic Future with Jay Gatsby

Review of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald The first time I read The Great...

March 13, 2013

The Romance of the Noble Savage: The Deerslayer

Review of The Deerslayer by James Fenimore Cooper Five white people are holed up in a...

March 12, 2013

Lots of Stupid Christians

Review of The Democratization of American Christianity by Nathan O. Hatch For as long as...

March 11, 2013

Howl’s Moving Castle

Review of Howl’s Moving Castle, Directed by Hayao Miyazaki Rating: 8/10 Howl’s Moving Castle tells...

March 08, 2013

A Wizard of Goodness in the Land of Oz

This prequel wants to be great. Does it succeed?

March 08, 2013

Is the EMPEROR Guilty?

Review of EMPEROR, Directed by Peter Webber Depending on your level of interest in WWII’s...

March 07, 2013

A Morally-Complex Game of Thrones

As in real life, sometimes it's hard to see moral clarity in complex situations.

March 06, 2013

Mere Lewis

Review of C.S. Lewis: A Life by Alister McGrath By COYLE NEAL Writing biographies is...

March 05, 2013

A God for Bad Days, Too

Review of Finding God in the Dark: Faith, Disappointment, and the Struggle to Believe by Ted...

March 04, 2013

Robin Williams, Biblical Counselor: Good Will Hunting

Review of Good Will Hunting, Directed by Gus Van Sant By PAUL D. MILLER Will...

March 01, 2013

A Boy, a Beanstalk, and the Power of Storytelling

Review of Jack the Giant Slayer, Directed by Bryan Singer By ALEXIS NEAL Once upon...

March 01, 2013

Hungry, Hungry Americans

Review of A Place at the Table, Directed by Kristi Jacobson and Lori Silverbush By COYLE...

February 2013

February 28, 2013

An Absentee Father’s Legacy to His Movie Critic Son

Review of Try to Tell the Story by David Thomson By CHRISTIAN HAMAKER The worldview...

February 27, 2013

Life, Above All

Review of Life, Above All, Directed by Oliver Schmitz By KENDRICK KUO Rating: 7/10 Life,...

February 26, 2013

Percy Jackson and the Absent Father

Review of Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan by PAUL D....

February 24, 2013

Argo: A Hollywood Feel-Good Fantasy

Argo, directed by Ben Affleck by Paul D. Miller No wonder Hollywood loves Argo. It...

February 22, 2013

The Schaeffer’s Ghost Oscar Roundup

BY PAUL D. MILLER The Oscars are on Sunday. Here is a wrap-up of coverage...

February 21, 2013

Which Short Films Will Get Oscar’s Nod?

By CHRISTIAN HAMAKER It’s a well-established truth that Oscar-nominated films in the Best Picture category...

February 20, 2013

I am what I am, is that all that I am?

Review of Who Do You Think You Are? By Mark Driscoll By COYLE NEAL Mark...

February 19, 2013

Looper, a third view

Review of Looper, Directed by Rian Johnson By KENDRICK KUO A bit slow in coming,...

February 18, 2013

Gilead and the Calvinist Desire for Christ

Review of Gilead by Marilynne Robinson By JUSTIN HAWKINS Marilynne Robinson’s authorship of Gilead is the...

February 15, 2013

NO to Utopianism

Review of NO, Directed by Pablo Larraín By KENDRICK KUO NO more dictatorship. NO more...