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Cinema in Focus - GET LOW - 4 Stars

August 31st, 201002:54 PM ET

By Denny Wayman

The prisons we construct for ourselves are far more devastating than those created by others. Knowing that we deserve to be punished, our own guilt isolates us as we deny ourselves love and life, accepting a self-imposed sentence. Even when we are told that telling the truth and asking for forgiveness will set us free, we mistakenly decide that we ...
Cinema in Focus - THE SWITCH - 3 Stars

August 25th, 201011:38 AM ET

By Denny Wayman

Some in our culture are attempting to redefine marriage and family. This redefinition has been questioned not only by those who believe such relationships have been defined by the Creator, but also by artists who are exploring how such changes will impact real life. Joining such films as “The Back-up Plan”, Josh Gordon and Will Speck offer the ...
Cinema in Focus - EAT, PRAY, LOVE - 3 Stars

August 18th, 201009:37 PM ET

By Denny Wayman

A spiritual quest is always a fascinating journey. Most of us realize that there is more to life than our temporary existence in this world, and when we feel the emptiness of daily routines it is natural for us to long for more. The question then is: where do we turn? Who has the answers? Are there guides? Is there wisdom? Based on the memoirs of L...
Cinema in Focus - DISPICABLE ME - 2 Stars

August 11th, 201002:20 PM ET

By Denny Wayman

The moral of “Despicable Me” is so obvious that it is difficult to stay interested in the story. But that is not to say that it isn’t a good moral tale or that there aren’t moments when the story works well. If it had not been an animated tale, it may have provided more interest, tension and depth, but instead this cartoon lives up to its g...
Today on DVD - Letters to God

August 10th, 201001:45 PM ET

By Marc Newman

This Tuesday an amazing thing is going to happen. The kind of movie that evangelicals loudly claim to want is coming to a video outlet near you. Letters to God -- a film directed by one of the producers of Fireproof -- is a family drama about Tyler, a young boy who literally writes, and mails, letters to God. In the letters, Tyler speaks to God as ...
Cinema in Focus - Charlie St. Cloud - 3 Stars

August 05th, 201012:48 AM ET

By Denny Wayman

What happens at the moment of death has always been of great interest to us as mortal beings. In the ancient Egyptian worldview, death was a door to an ongoing existence in which the pharaohs would need ships and provisions for the journey. In the Hindu worldview, death is a moment of transition as the transmigration of the soul occurs and the soul...