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Each year I see more than 150 movies, and I’m pretty easy to please. But there’s always a few movies that stand out from the pack as ones I’d see over and over and recommend to anyone’s collection – and a few that I’d rather forget forever. Following are my 10 favorite movies this year, […]
IS “WILSON” DATEWORTHY? : NO. This quirky comedy starring Woody Harrelson as a middle-aged oddball who tries to shake up his life by reuniting with his long-gone wife and the teenage daughter he never before knew he had has too many random moments and obnoxious characters to care about, and mocks Christianity in a couple […]
DATEWORTHY?: YES, unless you’re really easily offended by a brief moment of two men dancing together. The live-action recreation of the 1991 animated classic is a heart-filled, visual wonderment that should be seen on the big screen. Romantic, funny, with jaw-dropping effects. When the animated version of “Beauty and the Beast” was released in 1991, […]
“THE SHACK”: MAYBE. If you’re looking for a faith-minded film, this is better than most of the genre like. This weekend brings us the Christian-themed movie “The Shack,” based on the huge bestseller by William P. Young, Wayne Jacobsen and Brad Cummings. Before we get into these, I want to give a plug to a […]
LION: YES! This powerful true story about a 5 year old boy in India who winds up lost on the other side of his homeland and finds a new life when he’s adopted by a successful white couple before engaging in an amazing search for his birth family 20 years later is one of this […]
DATEWORTHY? MOSTLY. This teen sci-fi romance features sweet lead performances in an original concept – what would happen if a teenage human boy living on a NASA project on Mars met an earthbound girl and fell in love? – but a few plot holes require gravity-defying suspension of disbelief. Definitely romantic, though. Long-distance relationships add […]
A year after the Academy Awards were criticized and boycotted for a complete lack of minority representation in the major categories, the 2017 Oscar nominations were announced Tuesday with a noticeably improved mix of talent. In fact, out of this year’s nine Best Picture nominees, three — “Fences,” “Hidden Figures,” and “Moonlight” — centered around […]
SPLIT: The latest mind-bending, twisty thriller from M. Night Shyamalan of “The Sixth Sense” and “Signs” fame delivers the goods on intelligent scares done in mostly tasteful fashion, but be aware this is his darkest story ever until its memorable conclusion. YES, if you can handle intensely creepy atmosphere – and be warned it might […]
SILENCE: This overlong story of Catholic missionaries risking martyrdom in 1600s Japan tries to pretend that it’s a powerful look at faith under duress, but in fact is dangerous because it makes viewers sympathize with denial of faith long after the threat to the priests has passed. Plus its torture scenes make for heartbreaking and […]
“HIDDEN FIGURES”: This historical tale of three African-American women who broke through racial barriers to become heroes to the NASA space race against the Soviets is uplifting, engrossing and faith-filled and an absolute dateworthy film for anyone! “A MONSTER CALLS” : This deeply moving fantasy film follows an Irish boy who learns to cope with […]
