What to Watch at Home

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  Space Warriors Grounded in Talking Points, Strong Performances This tale of Space Camp competition and astronauts in peril works best if enjoyed multi-generationally. My kids loved it and have been open to interesting discussions about the characters, themes, and... Shawn McEvoy Jun 03, 2013
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  Side Effects May Include Shock, Dissatisfaction The final product is strangely unsatisfying, moving into erotic, even perverse areas unsuited to Soderbergh's smooth, cold visual style. Christian Hamaker May 28, 2013
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  Cloud Atlas More Wasteland Than Wonderland For a story that would reach into our souls, it does its best to keep us at arm's length for nearly three hours. Christian Hamaker May 20, 2013
• Jack Reacher a Victim of Really Bad Timing Tom Cruise plays yet another action hero with panache, but the timing is awful for a film with so many gun-related fatalities early on. Christa Banister May 13, 2013
• Even Chastain Can't Nurture Mama to Maturity First-time director Andres Muschietti is more intent on wringing tears than terror from the audience in this thriller. Christian Hamaker May 06, 2013
• This is Our Time Uses Post-College to Examine God's Timing The suffering young characters function as role models for building meaningful lives and making choices that let them sleep at night. Shawn McEvoy Apr 22, 2013
• Lincoln is One Stunning History Lesson No stilted caricature, Spielberg humanizes this beloved leader without placing him on too high of a pedestal in the process. Christa Banister Apr 15, 2013
• Breathtaking To the Arctic Lacks Focus While the 3D photography is breathtaking, the narrative falls prey to blatant sentimentality. Christa Banister Apr 08, 2013
• Nothing 'Big Screen' About Parental Guidance Every step is utterly predictable, but for those who like the same ol’ same ol’, this is relatively inoffensive and mildly fun. Christian Hamaker Apr 01, 2013
• Les Miz Tries Hard but Peaks Too Soon If Crowe and Jackman's characters were allowed to communicate through dialogue, rather than song, it probably would've worked better. Christa Banister Mar 25, 2013
• Secular & Somewhat Scary, but Guardians is Great Fun The 3D animation is outstanding, and the spectacle of rival, familiar, holiday characters out of their usual context is fun to watch. Susan Ellingburg Mar 18, 2013
• Unconditional Love Takes the Good with the Bad Isn't quite able to overcome some typical hurdles of "Christian" films, but brings awareness of broken and at-risk families. Debbie Holloway Mar 11, 2013