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Christian Hamaker
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Taylor's Good Intentions Come Through in "The Second Chance"
From director Steve Taylor, "The Second Chance" effectively displays the tensions between different parts of the body of Christ. What the film...
February 24, 2006
Setting Is Superfluous to By-the-Numbers "Annapolis"
A few weeks after the successful debut of "Glory Road," Disney tries to win audiences again by combining war and sports in "Annapolis," a new film...
January 27, 2006
Faith, Hope & Sports Travel Well Along "Glory Road"
"Glory Road" is formulaic but effective, touched with a fondness for faith and religion. The energy of the first hour dissipates by the time of the...
January 13, 2006
Laborious, Predictable "Geisha" Verges on Camp
A slowly unfolding tale about a way of life mysterious to most Westerners, “Memoirs of a Geisha” is a soap opera of human and professional jealousy...
December 23, 2005
Not Much "Fun With Dick and Jane"
With its scattershot approach, "Fun With Dick and Jane," Jim Carrey’s latest comedy, yields uneven and disappointing results. Surprisingly unfunny...
December 21, 2005
Silly "Producers" Successfully Returns to Big Screen
Can a classic movie about a play, turned into a hit Broadway musical, successfully make it back to the screen in musical form? "The Producers”...
December 16, 2005
Spirited "Pride and Prejudice" Should Satisfy Austen Fans
Jane Austen fans, rejoice! "Pride and Prejudice" has been brought newly to the screen with competence, visual flair and respect for the source...
November 18, 2005
"Jarhead" - Muddled Marine Drama Says Little
Every generation needs its own war movie. "Jarhead," a muddled effort set during the first Gulf War, might do the trick for the Generation-Y crowd,...
November 04, 2005
Forecast Never Clears Up for "The Weather Man"
From director Gore Verbinski, "The Weather Man" boldly peels back the veneer of material success, showing the existential emptiness that affects so...
October 28, 2005
"North Country" Heads South in a Hurry
"North Country," a tale of one woman’s crusade for equal treatment in a male-dominated workplace, has all the subtlety of a mediocre TV movie. The...
October 21, 2005
Mourning Breaks Forth to Laughter in "Elizabethtown"
"Elizabethtown" could have used much more focus on the subjects of God and eternal destiny. But its good-natured look at characters coping with...
October 14, 2005
Once Broken In, "Shoes" Fit Fine
"In Her Shoes" asks us to root for familial happiness, responsibility and acceptance, while overlooking other ideals such as sexual morality. On...
October 07, 2005
"Oliver Twist" - Polanski's Moral Victory
Acclaimed but notorious filmmaker Roman Polanski -- who resides outside the United States because of charges brought against him decades ago for...
September 30, 2005
Witherspoon Comedy Aims for "Heaven," Falls Short
Reese Witherspoon’s magnetic star-power in “Just Like Heaven” can’t overcome the movie’s fundamental, fatal flaw: a basic lack of chemistry between...
September 16, 2005
Because of Winn-Dixie
Charms with Southern Goodwill
Just released on DVD, Because of Winn-Dixie has enough warmth and Southern goodwill to balance out the frigid temperatures and harsh realities of...
August 20, 2005
"Dukes" Drives Into Hazardous Territory
The “good ol’ boys” of Hazzard County step up to the big screen in the film version of the CBS TV show on which the film is based, but fans should...
August 05, 2005
Intriguing "Island" Resorts to Violence, Mayhem
While “The Island” deserves credit for addressing the downside of our culture’s obsession with “quality of life” at all costs, its insistence on...
July 22, 2005
Prepare for Fatherhood
God will help expectant dads prepare for the challenging and rewarding job ahead.
June 13, 2003
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