Houses of Horror, of D, and of ’60s Idealism
Christian film critics consider The Amityville Horror, The House of D, The Ballad of Jack and Rose, Down and Derby, and offer another review of Sahara.
Time on Christians at the Movies; Collateral Cruises
The church’s changing attitudes toward movies. Plus: Religious press critics review Collateral, Open Water, Little Black Book, Garden State, Code 46, Riding Giants, The Story of the Weeping Camel, Maria Full of Grace, The Village, The Manchurian Candidate, and Thunderbirds.
Time on Christians at the Movies; Collateral Cruises
Time magazine on the church’s changing attitudes about film. Plus: Religious press critics review Collateral, Open Water, Garden State, Little Black Book, A Home at the End of the World, Code 46, Maria Full of Grace, The Village, The Manchurian Candidate, and Thunderbirds.
Be Cool Isn’t; Some Critics Make Peace with Pacifier
Be Cool doesn’t measure up to Get Shorty. The Pacifier gets mixed reviews. And The Jacket is an uncomfortable fit. Plus: More reviews of Hitch, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Man of the House, and The Merchant of Venice.
Hitchhiker’s Guide Gets a Thumbs Up …Sort Of
Christian critics mixed on The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy but slam XXX: State of the Union; plus, more perspectives on Dear Frankie, The Interpreter, and Melinda and Melinda.
Bankers, Monkeys, & Panthers …Oh Why?
Firewall collapses on the audience, Curious George intrigues young kids, The Pink Panther falls short of its inspiration, Final Destination 3 isn’t final enough, and The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada wins a rave.
Flight, Fright, or Fractions?
Foster’s tense in Flightplan. Burton’s brilliant with Corpse Bride. Paltrow’s brainy in Proof. Wood’s wide-eyed in Everything Is Illuminated. Plus: Roll Bounce, and more reviews of Lord of War and Just Like Heaven
A Famous Feline, a Feminist Farce, and a Futuristic Flop
What Christian critics are saying about Garfield, The Stepford Wives, and The Chronicles of Riddick. Plus more on Harry Potter, Saved!, and To End All Wars.
George Clooney Has a Good Night
Good Night, and Good Luck is good moviegoing, but Elizabethtown needs to be rebuilt, and Domino’s disgusting. Plus, Nine Lives, The Fog, and more reviews of Wallace & Gromit, Everything Is Illuminated, and In Her Shoes.
Deadly Romantic Comedies
Corpse Bride and Just Like Heaven are charmingly spooky, but are critics swooning? Plus, reviews of Lord of War, Junebug, Cry Wolf, Venom, The Thing About My Folks, and more reviews of An Unfinished Life and Echoes of Innocence