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Discernment Required for Darker, Newest "Harry Potter" Flick

Perhaps this fourth movie in the "Harry Potter" series will be the one that compels us to ask why we would put this material into our children’s...

Discernment Required for Darker, Newest "Harry Potter" Flick

Spirited "Pride and Prejudice" Should Satisfy Austen Fans

Jane Austen fans, rejoice! "Pride and Prejudice" has been brought newly to the screen with competence, visual flair and respect for the source...

Spirited "Pride and Prejudice" Should Satisfy Austen Fans

Walk the Line Takes One Small Step in Telling Cash’s Story

“Walk the Line,” the second Hollywood bio pic about an American music icon in as many years (following last year’s “Ray”), finds firm footing from...

Walk the Line Takes One Small Step in Telling Cash’s Story

Family-Friendly "Zathura" More Mediocre Than Meteoric

To make an excellent family movie, not only do filmmakers need to appeal to children, but they must capture adults' attention as well. In this way...

Family-Friendly "Zathura" More Mediocre Than Meteoric

Heavy Themes Weigh Down Light-Hearted "Chicken Little"

Though “Chicken Little” provides a great opportunity for family discussion about communication, trust, and unconditional love, it’s mix of heavy...

Heavy Themes Weigh Down Light-Hearted "Chicken Little"

"Jarhead" - Muddled Marine Drama Says Little

Every generation needs its own war movie. "Jarhead," a muddled effort set during the first Gulf War, might do the trick for the Generation-Y crowd,...

"Jarhead" - Muddled Marine Drama Says Little

Family, Honor and Heroism Extolled in "The Legend of Zorro"

An action-packed, swashbuckling movie, "The Legend of Zorro" extols family, honor and heroism. While ten-year-old actor Adrian Alonso steals the...

Family, Honor and Heroism Extolled in "The Legend of Zorro"

Forecast Never Clears Up for "The Weather Man"

From director Gore Verbinski, "The Weather Man" boldly peels back the veneer of material success, showing the existential emptiness that affects so...

Forecast Never Clears Up for "The Weather Man"

"Dreamer" a Powerful Portrait of Restoration

Have you noticed how God seems to be working through television and the silver screen, showing us glimpses of His own heart to restore the objects...

"Dreamer" a Powerful Portrait of Restoration

"North Country" Heads South in a Hurry

"North Country," a tale of one woman’s crusade for equal treatment in a male-dominated workplace, has all the subtlety of a mediocre TV movie. The...

"North Country" Heads South in a Hurry

Mourning Breaks Forth to Laughter in "Elizabethtown"

"Elizabethtown" could have used much more focus on the subjects of God and eternal destiny. But its good-natured look at characters coping with...

Mourning Breaks Forth to Laughter in "Elizabethtown"

'A Certain Bit of Optimism'

'A Certain Bit of Optimism'

Finding Their Way Home

Finding Their Way Home

Once Broken In, "Shoes" Fit Fine

"In Her Shoes" asks us to root for familial happiness, responsibility and acceptance, while overlooking other ideals such as sexual morality. On...

Once Broken In, "Shoes" Fit Fine

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