Movies
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Whitney Houston Sets Worshipful Tone in ‘Sparkle’
Whitney Houston fans are seeing their idol act and sing one more time in Sparkle, her final film. The movie rounded out the top five at the box office in its debut weekend, pulling in $12 million. Churchgoers are partly responsible for those figures. Many sponsored bus trips to the theaters to witness Houston singing …
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Latest Cameron Film Reveals ‘Monumental’ Truth
For those in their 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s, think back to your elementary school days and the days leading up to your mini-Thanksgiving break each year. Think back to what your teachers explained to you about the Pilgrims. Now, watch Monumental, Kirk Cameron’s film that was recently released on DVD. What Cameron discovered about the …
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‘Odd Life of Timothy Green’ Charms With the Gift of a Child
The Bible says children are a gift from God; The Odd Life of Timothy Green shows that a child can indeed bring some of life’s greatest gifts. A happily married couple, Jim and Cindy Green (Joel Edgerton and Jennifer Garner) can’t wait to start a family. But weeks, months and years go by with no …
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Mission Not Accomplished in New ‘Bourne’ Installment
The fourth installment in the Bourne series, The Bourne Legacy features a new hero, Aaron Cross (Jeremy Renner). “There was never just one,” the tagline teases. The film opens with Cross on a journey in Alaska, where he continually finds himself being hunted by wolves. His heroing stunts, as he survives in the wilderness, are …
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‘The Rally’ Displays God’s Power to Bring Radical Change
If you’re familiar with Kenneth Copeland’s soul-winning ministry, it might seem odd to see the Word-Faith preacher portraying a mob boss. Yet his depiction of a man with a criminal past makes evangelist Rick Reyna’s movie, The Rally—now out on DVD—worth seeing. The story centers on a family’s stronghold over a city where fear is …
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‘Total Recall’: Non-Stop Action, Not Much Depth
Total Recall is a refashioned remake of the 1990 movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. The new version is a dystopian vision of a world where most of the world is uninhabitable due to chemical warfare so that only the United Federation of Britain and the Colony, formerly known as Australia, remain. Somehow, the workers in The …
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D’Souza’s Documentary Explores History of Obama’s Roots
2016: Obama’s America is a documentary made by Ivy League Dartmouth graduate and conservative Christian pundit Dinesh D’Souza. It explores the historical and political background of President Barack Obama. D’Souza is known as a Christian apologist, conservative pundit and scholar. The documentary is based on his books Obama’s America and The Roots of Obama’s Rage. …
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‘Dark Knight’ Finale Rises to The Occasion
The Dark Knight Rises is an epic and thrilling finale to Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy—following the gritty and dark pedigree of its predecessors. One of the most anticipated and hyped films of the year, The Dark Knight Rises opens during a time of relative calm for Gotham City. It has been eight years since Batman (Christian Bale) vanished …
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‘Ice Age’ Offers More ‘Prehistorical’ Adventure
Continental drift, according to science, is the movement of the earth’s continents relative to each other by appearing to drift across the ocean bed. In Ice Age: Continental Drift—the fourth installment in the computer-animated adventure comedy film franchise—Scrat the saber-toothed squirrel, in his eternal pursuit of his beloved acorn, accidentally causes the breakup of the earth’s single …
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‘Spider-Man’ Swings With Amazing Effects and Action
It’s safe to say this about Sony’s reboot of the Marvel Comics’ superhero: With great special effects and action (plus strong character development) comes great response at the box office. “With great power comes great responsibility” was the memorable quote from Sam Raimi’s original Spider-Man in 2002, which helped propel a film franchise into the …
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Saving Faith
Pure Flix Entertainment After his daughter dies in a car accident, Malcolm’s life begins to fall apart. God’s grace and the power of forgiveness are revealed as this father fights to save his lifeline to God.
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Brother White
David A.R. White stars in the fish-out-of water comedy Brother White as an associate pastor at a wealthy California megachurch who finds himself the pastor of a poor inner-city church in Atlanta. Though neither White’s family nor his new congregation are enthusiastic about this move, everyone quickly learns that their superficial differences pale in comparison to the …
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‘Men in Black 3’ Time Warps Through Fun Barrier
How does a sequel outdo the original without outdoing the original? Make it just as great, but then connect with the heart on a deeper level. Men in Black 3 is just that—Men in Black with a deeper connection. Men in Black 3 revives the science fiction comedy franchise that hasn’t seen the big screen in a decade. The …
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‘The Avengers’ is a Marvel to Behold
Arguably the most highly anticipated movie of the year with a reported staggering budget of $220 million, Marvel’s The Avengers finally hits theaters with lots of hype and hoopla—after two Iron Man films, two Hulk flicks with two different Hulks, plus Thor and Captain America movies. So what can we say now that all those …
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Freedom Fighter
When filmmaker Chris Yates met with Majed El Shafie, he initially intended to just help make a promotional video for the former Egyptian Muslim’s campaign against religious persecution. But as he followed El Shafie on missions to Pakistan and Afghanistan, he realized that the work needed a wider audience. The result is Freedom Fighter, an 85-minute …