Fantasy movies, especially high fantasy movies, are a tricky beast. I don’t know of any I would say have truly “succeeded” in capturing the wonder and majesty conveyed by fantasy novels. The Lord of the Rings trilogy of movies being the one exception. Video game adaptations to the big screen have been even more disappointing. …
The Risen movie is a unique blend of historical drama, mystery thriller, and Christian exposition. It follows the story of the roman tribune Clavius as he hunts for the body of Jesus Christ, following the events surrounding his death and resurrection. As a historical drama, it evokes the mood and feel of ancient Rome in convincing fashion. As …
Note: in case the title isn’t obvious enough this review of Star Wars the Force Awakens contains major spoilers about the movie. I shared my general, overall thoughts about the movie in another post. When I first heard about Star Wars being sold to Disney and the series being rebooted sans George Lucas I was skeptical. Not …
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A quick note. This review is spoiler free. Star Wars the Force Awakens has some pretty major plot twists and I talk about those in the spoiler edition review. Be sure to check back for that once it’s out as I share some additional thoughts and observations about the movie that are not included here. Anyone who has read my …
Beyond the Mask is an ambitious movie. It attempts to blend romance, action, historical drama, and Christian messages all into a very fast paced script. Does it succeed? To find out, read on. The story centers around William, an assassin for the East India Company during the time period just before the American Revolution. William wants …
Even if the storyline isn’t full of twists and turns, the strong undercurrent of family, friendship, and doing the right thing even when it’s tough runs through this film as strong as the flying, whooshing robot who graces most of the scenes.
Treasure Planet is something of a cinematic anomaly. A re-telling of the Robert Louis Stevenson classic, Treasure Island (which I reviewed elsewhere), this Disney vehicle re-imagines the story in a space ship laden future but keeps many of the pirate and seafaring conventions which so strongly colored the original version. A mix of genres, it was also …
I haven’t done movie reviews on this site before, but I recently saw one that was so delightful that I thought I’d share a few thoughts on it. I saw Disney’s Frozen this past weekend. My daughter had really been wanting to see this for some time which was rather unusual since she doesn’t typically ask for …
