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Dunkirk: An Exercise in Missing the Point
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Dunkirk: An Exercise in Missing the Point

Editorial Note: The digital download of Dunkirk releases today and the DVD releases next week. This is Pastor Steve Sanchez’s original review from his blog, Stone the Preacher. —————————————————————————————————————- I recently saw the excellent film Dunkirk yet was saddened when I learned the filmmakers got everything right except for the true hero of the story....

Freaks and Errors: A Review
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Freaks and Errors: A Review

Freaks & Errors Mutiny Motion Pictures Director: Mark Cwiakala Executive Producers: Jonathan Singer, Charles Cwiakala, Teresa Cwiakala, Stanislawa Zak. Edited by Alex Cheng Run time: 1:35:15 Available on Vimeo. Rental, $5.00. Download, $9.95. Over the last couple of years my sons and I have been collecting stamps. Several accumulations came into our book store and...

War Room: The Best Kendrick Bros. Effort To Date
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War Room: The Best Kendrick Bros. Effort To Date

It’s not often that I can say that Christian filmmakers have actually done a service to the Church rather than a disservice. I’m pleased to say that the Kendrick Brothers have done so. In their newest movie, War Room, they have shown the Christian film industry what Christian film CAN do’glorify God with good writing,...

“Jurassic World:” A Sequel That Knows It’s a Sequel
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“Jurassic World:” A Sequel That Knows It’s a Sequel

One of my vivid movie-going memories comes from June 1993 when I saw Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park on opening night. 22 years ago, nobody had ever seen a computer-generated dinosaur, much less a whole mess of them. They were vivid and life-like. They convincingly interacted with human actors. They even seamlessly melded with full-scale animatronic...

Audacity: The Audacity of Love
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Audacity: The Audacity of Love

Anyone who has read my reviews of Christian films knows that generally, I’m not a fan. The writing is usually very bad, the acting is often even worse, and they usually look (and sound) like they were shot in a church gymnasium. They are often sappy, unrealistic, and so obviously evangelistic that they shouldn’t really...

A Gospel Spam Review of The Theonomy Debate!
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A Gospel Spam Review of The Theonomy Debate!

A week or so ago Dr. Joel McDurmon (American Vision) and Pastor Jordan Hall (Pulpit and Pen Sermon Audio broadcast) debated the topic, Is the civil law of God obligatory for all nations? As you might guess, McDurmon argued in the affirmative and Hall the negative. In an amazing feat of speed-production, Marcus Pittman of...