Contagion
A movie that makes you realize how fragile life is. When a new, deadly virus breaks in Hong Kong it quickly spreads throughout the world, creating tragedy and chaos. This is a fictional film, but many disease experts say it does depict a real possibility. The movie highlights the plight of one family which is […]
7 Days In Utopia
Actor Robert Duvall has produced a beautiful movie about relationships and finding peace in our lives. He presents a troubled young golfer who is haunted by his father’s impossible demands for perfection and success. The young man breaks under the pressure and tries to run away from golf and his father: probably a good idea […]
Sarah’s Key
An extremely beautiful but extremely sad movie. It tells the story of a little Jewish girl who escapes deportation to the Nazi extermination camps in order to come back and rescue her little brother. The story is told by a woman reporter who discovers a strange link to the story of this little girl. The […]
Captain America
Captain America: the First Avenger Good movie about courage and doing the right thing. The hero is an underdog who is chosen for an experiment by a scientist who sees greatness in him: greatness of heart. The young man’s strength is not anger and revenge but wanting to stand up against any kind of bullies, […]
The Tree of Life
This is an experimental film that tries to portray a Christian message in a poetic and different way, but is way too long and complicated. Take out the long part about the creation of the universe. Leave in the human drama: just that part alone would have made a great movie and communicated the message […]
Super 8
Good movie. I find almost all sci-fi movies corny, but the human drama in this movie is positive, fun, and interesting. And , truth be told, the sci-fi element does add thrills and adventure, even if it is totally unbelievable. Regarding the human drama, it presents the problems of sadness about death in a family, […]
Pirates 4
For me personally, this is the installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean series that I enjoyed the most. Johnny Dep as Jack Sparrow is as crazy and hilarious as always, if not more so in this installment. Penelope Cruz does a good job, even if her dialogue is a bit stupid at times. The […]
Xtreme Faith
The X-Games™ have always been the place where over-the-edge athletes throw down adrenaline-pumping stunts that blow the minds of spectators. But a few of these dare-devils have been raising an uncomfortable stir…
One Life to Give
When the news broke last month that the captain of an American cargo ship had been captured by pirates, it is likely that many people didn’t realize how dangerous and terrifying that really was.
Obedience to the Father - Passion Movie #5
We like to think that we are really grown up when we can do our own thing. Jesus Christ challenges that assumption. Obedience to God is where the real power lies. It is a different kind of power: the power to set men free.
