For those fortunate enough to catch an early screening of “IF” before its official release, John Krasinski’s new film “IF” , this may be preceded by a short message delivered by the writer/director, stating that “This film is for all the girl dads out there.” It is correct that they have already seen the film: […]
Being a follower of the Christian pop duo for KING & COUNTRY, or even having a shred of interest in their type of music, seems to help appreciating the drama called “Unsung Hero.” For the rest of the viewers, it can be viewed as a dull-minded feel-good story of nobleness achieving victory against great odds,
Arthur the King: The term ‘sport’ has been under stated in a very small way. Adventure racing is by far the most extreme, the most demanding and the most endurance requiring sport in the world. Even an Iron Man, which is a combination of running, swimming and biking, becomes child’s play compared to this activity.
The approach that “My Penguin Friend” takes, which is evidently rather old-fashioned, also possesses a radical quality. It is an honest, patriotic children’s story – no sarcasm, no shameless self-referentiality, no arrogant insertions of catchy songs – just a soft and well-produced film that fully justifies the tears it is bound to provoke among the
Having a deep respect for Harold and the Purple Crayon, a children’s book by Crockett Johnson, which I call his “the imagination is the most powerful tool” book of 1955 (I give every new born I love a copy of the book with a purple crayon taped inside which is interesting through very useful humor),
“White Bird” directed by Marc Forster, deals with the Holocaust and comes out as a thoughtful but more or less didactic movie which tries to depict so much tragedy mostly as a classroom interaction for today’s children. It is an extended digression of a French granny narrating to the grandson about tolerance and its meant
The Forge: The newest addition to the Kendrick brothers’ collection is easily one of their finest yet. The film deals with the subject of discipleship and what is expected from a new follower of Christ. Certain aspects such as obligations, hierarchy, intercession and sacrifice for God are depicted and presented strongly in this movie. Each
At the very onset of Descendants: The Rise of Red, we see a royal proclamation which states that the elite boarding school for Walt Disney’s classic characters would now be accepting a new class of VKs – Villain’s Kids. More familiar as the children of the Disney movies’ evil villains. Admission letters were or rather
The Garfield Movie: Once Garfield found his father, the scrappy alley cat Vic, who absent from his life for a long time, he and his pet Odie were dragged away from better comforts in life as they were needed out with Vic for a dangerous robbery. He gets to enjoy life to the fullest. If
The Wild Robot: Following a shipwreck, an oceanic robot called Roz winds up on a deserted island. In order to survive the inhospitable nature of the island planet, Roz befriends the native animals and nursed a young gosling that had lost its mother. When Was I Ever Gonna Give Up? The feeling of being shipwrecked
