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Reviewing: Letters to Juliet

Reviewing: Letters to Juliet
Title: Letters to Juliet Rating: PG Moral Rating: Low Nudity: Low Profanity: Minor Violence: None Sophie Hall is a “fact checker” working freelance for a local newspaper.  It’s her job to track down the truth, and people who know the truth, to make sure that the information the public is getting...

Reviewing: How to Train Your Dragon

Reviewing: How to Train Your Dragon
Title: How To Train Your Dragon Rating: PG Moral Rating: Moderate Nudity: None Profanity: Low Violence: Minor Some people have problems with mice; they patter around in your walls, leave droppings, and nibble on anything remotely related to food.  Some people, instead, have problems with woodchucks...

Reviewing: Alice in Wonderland (2010)

Reviewing: Alice in Wonderland (2010)
Title: Alice in Wonderland Rating: PG Moral Rating: Low Nudity: Low/mild Profanity: Low Violence: Moderate What if… There was a cat that could disappear, a drink that could make you small, a cake that could make you grow, animals that could talk, and manxome foe known as the Jabberwocky… all in a...

Reviewing “The Book of Eli”

Reviewing “The Book of Eli”
Title: The Book of Eli Rating: R Moral Rating: Moderate Nudity: Low/mild Profanity: Excessive Violence: Excessive The earth has changed; it’s been burned by the sun along with most of its former inhabitants, leaving a scorched landscape and destitute survivors. It is the end of everything as...

Reviewing “Sherlock Holmes”

Reviewing “Sherlock Holmes”
Title: Sherlock Holmes Rating: PG-13 Moral Rating: Low Nudity: Low/mild Profanity: Mild Violence: Excessive When I first considered writing a review on the new Sherlock Holmes, I thought for certain that it would be “elementary;” an “open-and-shut case,” so to speak. I’m a life-long fan of...

The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry

The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry
Title:  The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry Rating:  N/A Editors Rating: G Moral Rating: Excellent Nudity: None Profanity: None Violence: None It’s the summer of 1970. Nope, this isn’t science fiction; you won’t be planet-hopping or driving a flying car. While watching this movie, you...

Reviewing “Night at the Museum 2″

Reviewing “Night at the Museum 2″
Title: Night at the Museum 2 Rating: PG Moral Rating: Average Nudity: None Profanity: Mild Violence: Mild (Note: I have not seen the original “Night at the Museum,” so this review is completely based on what I saw in this particular movie, not any previous impressions from the first one.) It’s...

Reviewing “Angels and Demons”

Reviewing “Angels and Demons”
Title: Angels and Demons Rating: PG-13 Moral Rating: Average Nudity: None Profanity: Mild Violence: Excessive Robert Langdon has less than six hours to piece together a series of clues in an effort to save four kidnapped Catholic cardinals, the men who would have been the most likely candidates to fill...

Reviewing “UP”

Reviewing “UP”
Title: Up Rating: PG Moral Rating: Excellent Nudity: None Profanity: None Violence: Minimal His name is Carl Fredricksen. He’s 78 years old and he’s bound and determined to fulfill his lifelong dream of visiting Paradise Falls before he dies. In a final, almost impetuous attempt to get to South America,...

Reviewing “The Tale of Despereaux”

Reviewing “The Tale of Despereaux”
Title: The Tale of Despereaux Rating: G Moral Rating: Excellent Nudity: None Profanity: None Violence: Minimal “Once upon a time, there was a brave, little mouse who loved honor and justice, and always told the truth.” But a hero is never born until the world truly needs one. After an accident causes...

An Interview With Ryan Dunlap Creator of “Leave Me”

An Interview With Ryan Dunlap Creator of “Leave Me”
I’m with Ryan Dunlap of Daros Films, winner of the 2009 Christian Filmmakers 36 hour contest. We’ve also featured the film that won the contest and you can view it on this page. Cross-Eyed Blog and Webzine: Hey Ryan, thanks for taking the time to interview with us. First question: What is the basic...

Reviewing “Faith Like Potatos”

Reviewing “Faith Like Potatos”
Title: Faith Like Potatos Rating: PG Moral Rating: Excellent Nudity: None. Profanity: Mild Violence: Minimal Story Premise Life’s like a dry field of potatoes for Angus and it seems like nothing is growing above the surface… But God is moving beneath the ground. This movie is based on the book...

Reviewing “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas”

Reviewing “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas”
Title: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Rating: PG-13 Moral Rating: Excellent Nudity: None Profanity: None Violence: Minimal Bruno’s bright blue eyes sparkled with mischief as he scampered up and down the streets of Berlin with his friends, pretending to be an airplane, swooping and diving. The adults...

Reviewing “Knowing”

Reviewing “Knowing”
Title: Knowing Rating: PG-13 Moral Rating: Average Nudity: Minimal (see review). Profanity: Mild Violence: Average It’s the end of the world as we know it… This is one of those movies that caused me to leave the theater thinking, that could have been so powerful if someone with a Christian worldview...

Strength or Weakness? – Reviewing “The Widow’s Might”

Strength or Weakness? – Reviewing “The Widow’s Might”
Title: The Widow’s Might Rating: N/A – Editors review – G Moral Rating: Excellent – Above Average Nudity: None Profanity: None Violence: None The Widow’s Might, by HeuMoore Productions, has been acclaimed in Christian homeschooling circles as a product of homeschooled, Biblically-based...