Category: drama
movies that are nominated for Oscars that at least two of you have seen
…PENNY AND DIME. So over the last year or so I’ve been making the rounds of other faith-and-film podcasts, from Screenfish to Reel World Theology and Popcorn Theology. Sometimes it’s just easier and more fun…
“If I die I need you to make sure that Cindy knows how much I love her… And that I died with my brothers – with a full f—ing heart.” In Sleepless in Seattle, the…
by guest reviewer Andrew Thompson The Life of Pi is a stunning tale that takes us into the story of a young man adrift at sea with a Bengal tiger. It’s not only a tale…
It seems the new film by Alfonso Cuaron orbited into Australia’s view before I could feel the GRAVITY of the hit film starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney. Guest reviewer Ben McEachen gets the first…
(No, this isn’t about alien villains from Doctor Who. It IS a great examination of the 1963 Bergman film by guest reviewer Rob Martin!) As she travels home by way of train, terminally ill Ester,…
I remember thinking it was too soon… …when I saw the trailer for Oliver Stone’s World Trade Center back in 2006. Five years didn’t seem like enough time, but that was mixed with my fear the…
Creasy: “Do you think God’ll forgive us for what we’ve done?” Rayburn: “No.” This exchange happens near the beginning of director Tony Scott’s moving Man on Fire, a heavy but incredible film I had been putting…
“Maybe it’s time we stop trying to outsmart the Truth and let it have it’s day!” Althought Alfred Pennyworth realizes this 8 years too late, he’s the first one to voice it in the conclusion to…
When my friend and Redemption Group Pastor tweeted that this film was “EPIC,” his high-praise proclamation was even more intriguing to me than Martin Scorsese‘s trailer. Though I’m still not a DiCaprio fan, Shutter Island…
I saw it, and – SHOCK! – it didn’t turn me gay. I know that a strange contingent of the conservative Christian community seems to think that by the mere watching of a film like Brokeback…
For an actor with many “defining” roles to his name, this is one of his greatest.
Disgruntled Korean War vet Walt Kowalski finds himself working to reform his neighbor, a young Hmong teenager, who tries to steal his prized possession: a 1972 Gran Torino. What seems like a simple story deftly touches on many cultural issues and ends with a timeless, resonant conclusion.
The audio exploration below contains spoilers and assumes you’ve seen the film as we look deeper into the timeless truths and applicability.
There are many reasons why The Dark Knight was the best 2008 had to offer… and why I’m boycotting the Oscars for snubbing it save for a nod to Heath Ledger. There at so many…