X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014): Or, Confessions of an X-Men Ex-Fan
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May 26, 2014
I'm not going to try to talk anybody out of liking "Days of Future Past." I can see why it's getting such great reviews. But in the whole film, I found only one sequence particularly memorable...
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The Return (2003): Why Moviegoers Everywhere Must Learn to Say “Zvyagintsev”
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May 24, 2014
If you hear film buffs shouting "Zvyagintsev!" in the coming months, do not say "Gesundheit." The proper response is this: "When do I get to see Leviathan?"
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Gadzooks! A Godzilla for Malick Fans?
May 20, 2014
Here are some of the more intriguing paragraphs I've read about Godzilla...
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Star Wars – Episode 1: The Phantom Menace (1999): Looking Back 15 Years
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May 16, 2014
I know, I know. Take a deep breath. Let go of your anger, young Jedi.
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Aragorn’s Favorite Peter Jackson Movie (Hint: It’s Not The Return of the King)
May 14, 2014
It's another return of the king! Aragorn is back, and he has some kingly wisdom to share with us...
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30 Must-See Movies for Kids
May 11, 2014
Featured in a WORD-FM Radio interview, here's my list of more than 30 of my favorite films for children. Do you like lists? I've got more where that one came from...
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Saving Mr. Banks (2013) … or Squandering Mr. Hanks
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May 9, 2014
If you want to hang on to that warm "Mary Poppins" feeling, you may just want to stop reading — because "happiness" is about the opposite of how I felt when I finally sat down to watch "Saving Mr. Banks."
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Hey, Moviegoers: You’re Invited to a Secret Seattle Q&A
May 2, 2014
If you could meet and interrogate your local film critics, free of charge, would you do it?
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Podcast: Listen as a Theology Professor, an English Professor, an Ordained Minister, and a Film Critic Talk About That Noah Movie
May 1, 2014
Did the theologian think the movie was "un-Biblical"? Did the English professor think the "rock monsters" in the movie were "stupid"? Did the ordained minister think that God was absent in the film? Did the film critic think it was "the worst Christian movie ever made"?
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