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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The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt is a brilliant, bleak book that celebrates the power of beauty to draw us toward the immortal. We would do well, however, to remember what truly is immortal.
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.
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Short Term 12 (This is Grace)
Short Term 12. This is Grace. — Grace (answering the phone at the Short Term 12 group home) You probably didn’t hear about Short Term 12. Which is too bad, because this is one of the best films to have come out last year – if I’d gotten to see it in theaters, it would’ve […]
Her affirms that no matter how advanced our technology gets, we will remain minds and bodies. And that is okay. It might even been good.
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text disable_pattern=”true” align=”left” margin_bottom=”0″]2013 was the year of fiction for me. I usually try to read a good mix of fiction and non-fiction (particularly theology and Christian living), but for a lot of reasons this was a year of fiction, and you’ll see that represented in my list. 2013 was also the year publishers […]
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The Wolf of Wall Street
Two major, award-winning directors dropped major films this month. Both films are generating a huge amount of Oscar-buzz. Both films are proving quite divisive. Both films are based on true stories. Despite their obvious differences – especially stylistically, both films are linked thematically. Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street and David O. Russell’s American […]
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American Hustle
American Hustle is a beautiful film packed with must-see performances. It’s also a depressing picture of power we’d do well to take as a prophetic warning.
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Top 13 Films of 2013
I count down my favorite films of 2013. What did I leave off? What did I overrate? What do I still need to see? Sound off in the comments!
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Nebraska
Nebraska reminds us that we are fundamentally relational beings. The film’s awkward plot works because of the outstanding acting.