Tag Archives: movie reviews

Jesus On Screen

Posted on March 29, 2013 by

I don’t usually do reviews on Friday, but today is Good Friday, leading up towards Easter Sunday, and I just watched a movie that is immensely appropriate to the day.  It has the very simple title of Jesus and was … Continue reading →

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When The Beating of Your Heart Echoes the Beating of the Drums…

Posted on December 31, 2012 by

You may recall that I wrote a Very Long Review of my theatre experience with Les Miserables.  So perhaps you’ve been expecting a review of the movie, which just opened on Christmas.  I went to see it this weekend, thoroughly … Continue reading →

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A Journey Back to Middle Earth

Posted on December 17, 2012 by

I saw The Hobbit this weekend, and it was so much fun to go back to Middle Earth.  The movie is excellent on so many levels, from the characters to the action to the vistas…and to the return to Middle … Continue reading →

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Rise of the Anthropomorphic Manifestations…er, Guardians

Posted on November 28, 2012 by

When I went to see the adorable Wreck-It Ralph a couple of weeks ago, I saw ads for another animated movie, Rise of the Guardians.  Pretty much all I knew was that it was about Santa Claus and Jack Frost … Continue reading →

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Celebrate the Fourth with Mr. Smith in Washington

Posted on July 4, 2012 by

What’s your favorite patriotic movie?  I’m a big fan of 1776, but one of my favorites for the Fourth of July is Mr. Smith Goes to Washington–even though it has nothing to do with the American revolution. It’s an old … Continue reading →

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