Articles filed under Movies

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   Film Review — Noah

   By ChristianWeek on Apr 4, 2014

   It’s been a while since Hollywood’s last Bible-based blockbuster came to the silver screen—long enough to forget just how polarizing the responses can be. Noah, the latest attempt at biblical storytelling on the big screen, stars Russell Crowe as the…Read More→

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   Film Review — The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

   By ChristianWeek on Dec 24, 2013

   The latest entry in director Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit series, The Desolation of Smaug continues the quest of Bilbo, Gandalf and Thorin Oakenshield’s band of dwarves, as the company journeys closer to the Lonely Mountain in its attempt to reclaim…Read More→

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   Film Review – 42

   By ChristianWeek on May 17, 2013

   Sports and spirituality are often closely tied to one another, even in recent years as society has become less and less willing to talk about matters of faith in public settings like professional athletics. Keeping with that tradition comes the…Read More→

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   Film Review — Oz the Great and Powerful

   By ChristianWeek on Apr 12, 2013

   The mythology of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz has become somewhat of a muddle in the 113 years since L. Frank Baum’s original novel was published in 1900. From the critically acclaimed hit of 1939’s The Wizard of Oz film…Read More→

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   Film Review — Olympus Has Fallen

   By ChristianWeek on Apr 5, 2013

   Directed by Antoine Fuqua, the political-thriller Olympus Has Fallen has garnered mixed reactions from critics and the movie-going public. Despite having had several chances to replicate the success he originally achieved with the 2001 crime drama Training Day, Fuqua has…Read More→

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   Film Review — Les Miserables

   By ChristianWeek on Jan 4, 2013

   I’ll be the first to admit that musicals aren’t really my thing. That being said, as a married man, I’ve seen more than a few, and I can usually tolerate most of them—and even enjoy one now and again. So…Read More→