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Weak Plot Works Against "Mission: Impossible 3"

If you enjoyed the first two films of the Tom Cruise "Mission: Impossible" franchise you will probably enjoy the third. Despite director J.J....

Weak Plot Works Against "Mission: Impossible 3"

The Road's Bumpy, But RV Will Still Make You Laugh

In what’s essentially a cleaner, PG remake of the classic Vacation series for the iPod generation, can a road trip bring a family closer together?...

The Road's Bumpy, But RV Will Still Make You Laugh

Everybody Wins with Akeelah and the Bee

Overcoming obstacles. Feeling like an outsider looking in. Coping with the prejudices of others. These are all common cinematic themes, but when...

Everybody Wins with Akeelah and the Bee

Everyone's a Target in the Wildly Uneven "American Dreamz"

"American Dreamz" attempts to throw a bone to everyone watching. If director Paul Weitz really wanted to use the film as a springboard for his...

Everyone's a Target in the Wildly Uneven "American Dreamz"

Little, If Any, Payoff With Friends With Money

Little, If Any, Payoff With Friends With Money

"Hiding Place" Re-Release a Must-See for a New Generation

Thirty-one years since it was made, “Billy Graham Presents” is re-releasing a restored version of the one of the best "Christian" films ever made,...

"Hiding Place" Re-Release a Must-See for a New Generation

Weighty Themes Anchor Trek in "The Wild"

Like its recent Disney predecessor (“Chicken Little”), “The Wild” is a fun movie with weighty themes. The writers are not afraid to tackle relevant...

Weighty Themes Anchor Trek in "The Wild"

Love Is Found in "Little Manhattan"

“Little Manhattan” is not a film that offers profound insights into life, but it does remind us that sometimes, answers are much easier than we...

Love Is Found in "Little Manhattan"

Kids of All Ages Will Warm to "Ice Age: The Meltdown"

With "Ice Age: The Meltdown," the writers did an amazing job in entertaining kids of all ages. In my screening, the laughter in the theater was...

Kids of All Ages Will Warm to "Ice Age: The Meltdown"

Greed and Guilt Power a Slick "Inside Man"

"Inside Man" raises ethical questions about wealth and power, and it examines the consequences of past sins. It asks whether we can wash away our...

Greed and Guilt Power a Slick "Inside Man"

Allen Provides Some Laughs in Shaggy Remake

Allen Provides Some Laughs in Shaggy Remake

"Thief Lord" Spins a Magical, Thrilling Tale

While “The Thief Lord” weaves a complicated web of subplots, it doesn’t draw them together into a cohesive message. Instead, it delivers a...

"Thief Lord" Spins a Magical, Thrilling Tale

"Failure to Launch" Stays True to Name

When an older couple grows sick and tired of their very grown, 35-year-old son still living in their home, they hire a pretty girl to capture his...

"Failure to Launch" Stays True to Name

Childhood Fantasy, Preteen Angst Meet in "Aquamarine"

“Aquamarine” is aimed straight at the often neglected tween market, giving girls that taste of fairy tale fantasy they don’t want to give up too...

Childhood Fantasy, Preteen Angst Meet in "Aquamarine"

Taylor's Good Intentions Come Through in "The Second Chance"

From director Steve Taylor, "The Second Chance" effectively displays the tensions between different parts of the body of Christ. What the film...

Taylor's Good Intentions Come Through in "The Second Chance"

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