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Divergent and the Bravest Choice

Divergent is a fun, worth-while flick that has some great (and surprisingly deep) spiritual themes.

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Monuments Men and the Value of Art & Life

Clay joined Mikey Fissel on the Reel World Theology Podcast to talk about George Clooney’s movie The Monuments Men.

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Deliver Us From Evil [Video]

The trailer is here for what might be the most frightening movie of the summer, a film about demonic activity and the nature of evil. If the trailer is this freaky I can’t imagine what the feature length product will be like. Deliver Us From Evil is the forthcoming film from director Scott Derrickson (Sinister, […]

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Why God’s Not Dead is Going to Fail

The new Christian film “God’s Not Dead” will fail because its unsympathetic portrayal of atheists reduces from a potential conversation starter to a piece of insider-propaganda.

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The Film That Changed Movie Dialogue Forever

His Girl Friday may be the fastest talking movie in history. Either way, it changed movie dialogue.

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The Failure of 300: Rise of an Empire

If you liked 300, you’ll probably enjoy Rise of the Empire well enough. But it’s as thoughtless as the original.

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The Transformers 4 Trailer Paradox

The new Transformers: Extinction trailer looks really good. Which is sad because it’s obviously going to be as terrible as the others.

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Harold Ramis on the Meaning of Groundhog Day

Any fan of movies over the past two generations was probably sad like me to hear of the death of comedic legend Harold Ramis on February 24th. He wrote, directed, and performed in some of the funniest films of my life. Most people first think of his signature role as Dr. Egon Spengler in Ghostbusters, […]

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The LEGO Movie: Should You Follow the Instructions?

The LEGO Movie is a smart, hilarious and subversive film that’s a whole lot of fun and leaves you thinking. The best “kids” movie in a while.

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Philomena, Mr. Banks and Walter Mitty: How to Earn Your Tears

Unlike Secret Life of Walter Mitty and Saving Mr. Banks, the film Philomena presents two honest emotional journeys that engage us in the story’s power.