The Man Who Saved the World
The Man Who Saved the World begins with an epigraph from Mark 8:36: “For what shall it profit a man if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul.”
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Adrenaline (Simpkins, 2015)
Adrenaline (★★½) was pretty much the sort of movie I was thinking of last year when I wrote the mini-essay, “Are Christian Films Judged By a Double Standard?” If you… Continue reading "Adrenaline (Simpkins, 2015)"
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The Churchmen — Season 1, Episode 7 Recap
The series does tend to lean a little heavily on the contrast between individual faith (good) and institutional structures (bad, bad, bad).
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War Room (Kendrick, 2015)
When it comes to screenplay writing, Christian movies still lag in quality.
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Gemma Bovery (Fontaine, 2014)
Anne Fontaine’s Gemma Bovery is one of those films I see at The Toronto Film Festival, enjoy, and then somehow never hear from again until it pops up, unannounced… Continue reading "Gemma Bovery (Fontaine, 2014)"
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Tomorrow We Disappear (Goldblum & Weber, 2014)
What traditions have we left by the wayside in favor of progress, and, perhaps more importantly, who have we left behind?
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The Pardon (Anton, 2013)
Seldom will one bad scene ruin a good movie, but there are tipping points.
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The Churchmen — Season 1, Episode 5 Recap
What makes a melodrama different from a soap opera?
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Top Spin (Newens & Son, 2014)
What is the value of success without fame or fortune?
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The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (Ritchie, 2015)
Now, there are Guy Ritchie movies and there are Guy Ritchie movies. Find out which kind of Guy Ritchie movie Alex McKee thinks The Man From U.N.C.L.E. is.