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Cinema in Focus - OF GODS AND MEN - 4 Stars

March 29th, 201106:22 PM ET

By Denny Wayman

Des Hommes et des Dieux The award-winning film by Xavier Beauvois "Des Hommes et des Dieux" is a masterpiece of cinema. Weaving together visual juxtapositions with a novel soundtrack the film presents a moving tale of courage and faith. Based on a true incident in 1996, the story focuses on a Christian monastery in Tibherine, Algeria during the ci...
Cinema in Focus - THE ELEPHANT IN THE LIVING ROOM - 3 Stars

March 29th, 201106:17 PM ET

By Denny Wayman

There are more attacks by wild animals in the United States than in Africa. That fact expressed by an emergency room physician in Ohio expresses the concern of the documentary "The Elephant in the Living Room." Directed by Michael Webber, the film exposes a deadly subculture within our nation that keeps the world's most dangerous snakes and animals...
Charlton Heston Presents The Bible – Sort of

March 29th, 201101:28 PM ET

By Marc Newman

Charlton Heston is the actor, perhaps more than any other, who is associated with the great Biblical dramas from the Golden Age of Hollywood. As Moses, he led the children of Israel through the parted waters of the Red Sea and received the Ten Commandments from the finger of God. He baptized Jesus as John the Baptist in The Greatest Story Ever Told...
Cinema in Focus - LIMITLESS - 3 Stars

March 23rd, 201101:27 AM ET

By Denny Wayman

The common belief that we use only a small portion of our brains makes us all wonder what it would be like if we used all of it. Setting aside the neurological fact that everyone uses all of their brain to negotiate each day of life, it is a universal experience that we are not easily able to access all the memories or muster all our evaluative ski...
“God is dead” – Paul; “Paul is dead” – Box Office

March 21st, 201102:06 PM ET

By Marc Newman

What is it with British filmmakers and attacking God? Eighteen months ago, Ricky Gervais took an interesting premise in The Invention of Lying – he creates a world where people compulsively tell the truth -- and uses it to ridicule the Christian faith. The "theology" (and I use the word loosely) that Gervais brings to the screen could be de...
Cinema in Focus - BEASTLY - 3 Stars

March 16th, 201110:03 AM ET

By Denny Wayman

Fairytales portray truths that need to be retold to each successive generation. But as cultures change, these tales also need to be recast in order to keep the lessons effective. This is what Alex Flinn did to the 1740 fairy tale "Beauty and the Beast". Calling his modern version "Beastly," Flinn's story was put on film by Daniel Barnz who both dir...
Cinema in Focus - THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU - 3 Stars

March 09th, 201109:58 AM ET

By Denny Wayman

Based on the short story "Adjustment Team" by Philip K. Dick, this suspenseful action film explores the universal question of whether we are governed by free will or fate. The thought that "The Chairman Upstairs" has us all following a plan which does not allow human freedom is not a new idea. The ancient Greeks suggested that FATES called the "Moi...
More Theological Questions than Answers in The Adjustment Bureau – Just as it Should Be

March 04th, 201103:04 PM ET

By Marc Newman

The Adjustment Bureau does precisely what good cinema is designed to do: raise questions without providing answers. I know that some people like to go to the movies to get their expectations satisfied. It is the only way to account for some interminable romantic comedies and, frankly, most of what is called "Christian cinema." But this is not ...