While this Christian movie certainly isn't lacking in charm, the promising story gets tangled up in a message that's more about economic minutiae than Christmas spirit. The end result will still satisfy believing viewers, but leave skeptics feeling cheated.
There's a lot of polish on Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, it just didn't all get rubbed in or off. The result is a few unclear spots and a gloppy trail leading into an uncertain future of sequels. It's certainly a big-screen event with a definite Rowling spark, but loses something without the innocence of student stars. There's such a thing as too much wizardry when it involves special effects over emotions.
There's no Independence Day-like bim-bam-boom here. No little green men or giant robots with laser eyes, either. In fact, this intelligent, multi-layered pic is likely not what you're expecting it to be at all.
When two simple people who simply want to live in peace find themselves in the middle of a landmark Supreme Court case, their story unfolds with quiet grace, highlighting their commitment. Loving is not just the name of the featured couple in this biopic, it perfectly describes their story.
This is a tale that's more than merely strange, including astral projection and other practices that are troubling from a Christian perspective. At the same time, Doctor Strange is much more philosophically fascinating and briskly entertaining than other Marvel movies.
This let's-all-get-along tale is pretty much exactly the kind of felt-and-glitter silliness you might expect from a movie about something you used to keep in your pencil box.
The characters keep talking and talking through Ron Howard's latest adaptation of Dan Brown's Robert Langdon novels. Plot twists and a sense of mystery are slow to develop in a story that's constantly explaining what's happening and why.
Neither a pugnacious retelling of the Columbine massacre, nor a cheesy canonization of its main character, Pure Flix's I'm Not Ashamed is more the general story of The American Christian High Schooler, given urgency, poignancy and inspiration through its setting in a national tragedy.
A simple suburban couple gets caught up in the wildest ride of their lives when they discover their too-perfect neighbors are leading a dangerous double life. The brilliant cast turns an otherwise simple story into a solid 3.5 out of 5 star flick.
for King & Country launched the world premier of the official trailer for their upcoming feature film Priceless. The movie, directed by Ben Smallbone and starring Joel Smallbone (of fK&C), releases to theaters across the country October 14th.
Peculiar Children, peculiar villains, peculiar directing choices, peculiar movie. This film defines the term 'mixed bag' as it feels original and visually sumptuous one minute, derivative and needlessly disturbing the next, but its biggest sin is a lack of cohesive storytelling.
This timeless tale of warriors defending the weak has its moments of strength, but due to an overlong runtime and lack of real zest, it clocks in at 2.5 out of 5 stars.
Writing worship music is hard! So is serving the Lord at times. What's easy is sitting back for the experience of Hillsong: Let Hope Rise, where we're invited not only to praise Jesus, but to get an intimate view into what it looks like to be authentic, unapologetic, hopeful Christians in a world longing for God.
Considering that Sully earned one of the highest-opening weekends ever recorded in September, one can hope that Hollywood will follow suit with similar fare; creating movies about modern-day heroes. There are brave heroes doing incredible work every day so we decided to take a look at 5 modern-day heroes who deserve their own motion pictures.
With its lackluster animation, sluggish pacing, and one-dimensional characters, this latest retelling of Robinson Crusoe would have done better distracting children as a Saturday morning cartoon.
Not just a thrilling depiction of a recent real-life event, but also a moving character study of moral resolve. There are numerous instances of heroism - not just from the main character - that set a selfless example for everyone who watches.
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