There are plenty of character-driven gags, and little of the snarky one-liners often popular in kids’ flicks. True to Spielberg, the action sequences don’t let up. Tintin’s adventures transition seamlessly from ocean liner to biplane to sand dunes to Moroccan streets. Although they haven’t caught on much in America, in other parts of the world... Continue Reading

For my money, Scorsese’s Parisian settings offer the best use of 3D technology so far, and Hugo is one of the few films worth spending extra money for an added dimension. Despite the fact that Martin Scorsese’s first film for all ages, Hugo, was based on the Caldecott-winning children’s novel, The Invention of Hugo Cabret,... Continue Reading

Yet these films will not leave you…sunk in despair. There is redemption. The search does not end in despair but in hope. And that redemptive hope pulls at the heart-strings so passionately because we all want it. We all need it. The greatest stories are stories that show in some way the drama of Creation,... Continue Reading

The Way, a passion project from the father-and-son team of Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez, presents the intensely faith-filled practice of pilgrimage in a way that is not heavy-handed or saccharine. Sheen is a famously devout Catholic while his son describes his faith as “a work in progress,” but they both found transcendence in the... Continue Reading

Now a new film about that raid by the filmmaking team behind The Hurt Locker has some Republicans calling for an investigation into whether the administration shared classified information in order to give the president a campaign boost The Navy SEAL operation that killed Osama bin Laden gave the president his only significant approval bounce... Continue Reading

As the film credits rolled, we sat silent for a while before leaving the theater. My oldest daughter gave me a look of disbelief as she asked if that was really how some white people treated black people back then. I assured her that in some cases it was all that and worse. She shook... Continue Reading

Luce has observed that a growing number of kids in school now believe it is a taboo to have a boyfriend or girlfriend. The norm seems to be that “you just have lots of friends and have lots of sex with them,” he said. For one of the top youth ministry leaders in the nation,... Continue Reading

“When you see self-sacrifice, heroism, the strong power of friendship, applaud it,” he said. “I am more concerned about non-Christians reading the books because I do think it puts witchcraft in a light that is more favorable and positive than it deserves biblically.” After praising the “Harry Potter” books in 2001, author Connie Neal said... Continue Reading

Justice and grace are the foundation upon which the Coen brothers have built their film, and they have done so in a way rarely seen in Hollywood. Not only does True Grit begin with a quotation from Proverbs, but the film refers to Scripture and homespun, frontier Christianity throughout. Joel and Ethan Coen cannot seem... Continue Reading

‘The Adjustment Bureau’ suggests that the best plan for your life is the one that originates with you. The real story is that pleasures beyond anything you can imagine are at God’s right hand, and he is able to deliver you from the self indulgent choices that would keep you from them. Our family recently... Continue Reading