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Moviemaking with a Purpose
Comics are no laughing matter for Fantastic Four producer Ralph Winter, who will soon helm X-Men 3. Neither is his Christian faith.
by Jeffrey Overstreet | posted 07/01/05 |
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Batman Begins
Goodbye, kitschy Batman. By telling the real story of how—and why—Bruce Wayne chose to become a costumed crime—fighter, and by depicting him as a real person, this is the best Batman movie yet.
by Todd Hertz | posted 06/15/05
Rated PG-13
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REVIEW
Bewitched
Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell star in this relatively amusing comedy, a remake of the classic TV show. The story is surprisingly reminiscent of Wim Wenders's Wings of Desire, though it's hardly a masterpiece.
by Jeffrey Overstreet | posted 06/24/05
Rated PG-13
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Mr. & Mrs. Smith
There's great chemistry between Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in this romantic comedy/action flick, but unclear plot points and symbolism keep it from being the very good movie it could have been.
by Peter T. Chattaway | posted 06/10/05
Rated PG-13
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REVIEW
Herbie: Fully Loaded
By revisiting its past with another Herbie movie—and a fairly lame one, featuring a Love Bug whose front bumper actually smiles and frowns—one has to wonder: Is Disney getting desperate?
by Peter T. Chattaway | posted 06/22/05
Rated G
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Madagascar
This animated animal adventure has most of the right ingredients—it's cute, fun, and funny, but it falls short on message. What's the moral of the story? We don't have a clue.
by Camerin Courtney | posted 05/27/05
Rated PG
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DVD Roundup: Since when does Vin Diesel act in family films? The XXX tough guy proves he's really just a big softy in The Pacifier. Also new on DVD this week: Tyler Perry does some serious multitasking in Diary of a Mad Black Woman; and more.
by Josh Hurst | posted 06/28/05 |
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06/07/05: Be Cool, Beyond the Sea, and more.
05/31/05: Boogeyman, Box Sets, and more.
DVD REVIEW
Au Hasard Balthazar
This 1966 masterpiece from French maestro Robert Bresson illustrates the concept of grace—and Christ's sacrifice—perhaps better than any film in history. Not bad for a donkey movie.
by Ron Reed | posted 06/21/05
Not Rated
 | COMMENTARY
Top Ten Alien Invasion Movies
With War of the Worlds opening this week, we decided to take a look back at some of the best films in which extraterrestrials decide to pay a visit to our planet—with the intent to do us harm.
by Mark Moring | posted 06/28/05 |
FILM FORUM
Alien Invaders, Witches, and Zombies
Religious press reviewers ponder War of the Worlds, Bewitched, Land of the Dead. Plus, more reviews of Herbie: Fully Loaded and Batman Begins.
by Jeffrey Overstreet | posted 06/30/2005
REEL NEWS
Open Season on Movie Stars?
Mel Gibson, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Tom Cruise deal with danger. Plus: Narnia poster revealed; critics protest WOTW embargo. And more.
by Jeffrey Overstreet | posted 06/27/05
COMMENTARY
Guilt and Grace in Gotham City
Batman, the only fully human superhero, usually saves the day, but sometimes he doesn't. We can forgive him these occasional failures, but can he forgive himself? More importantly, can he save himself?
by H. Michael Brewer | posted 06/14/2005
INTERVIEW
Debunking Jesus?
Director Brian Flemming, a self-described "atheist Christian," is trying to prove that the historical Jesus never existed in his new documentary, The God Who Wasn't There.
by Peter T. Chattaway | posted 06/07/05
COMMENTARY
The Second Greatest Story Ever Told
How that fictional galaxy far, far away helped me better understand the very real galaxy that I live in right here, right now—and the God who created it.
by Todd Hertz | posted 05/24/05
COMMENTARY
Star Wars Spirituality
In his book, Catching Light: Looking for God in the Movies, author Roy M. Anker writes about finding meaning and morality in the intergalactic saga.
by Roy M. Anker | posted 05/16/05
SPIRITUAL INSIGHTS FROM THE MOVIES
Bobby Jones: Finer Things Than Winning
from PreachingToday.com | posted 07/01/05
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