It’s a Wonderful Gift

By Amanda Pizzolatto … It’s that time of year again. The time of year for wonder, traditions, family, friends, precious moments, heartache for the ones who have passed on, joy, tears, laughter, and quite possibly some of the worst takes this side of the galaxy has ever seen… thanks to these bad takes, I have successfully rewatched It’s a Wonderful Life and debunked every one of them…

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Silencing Rooster Cogburn

By Lawrence “Mack in Texas” Hall … True Grit appeared on the Orwellian telescreen the other night, and I found myself watching that wonderful film yet again. The climax comes when…

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The Universal Language of Music

By Cordelia Fitzgerald … Music, as many people much more educated than I can expound upon, has profound effects on the emotions, making it the perfect accessory, or even main conduit of information, in film. This role of music as communicator is not limited to musicals, but is rather spread throughout every genre, to their great benefit.

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How Far Is Too Far?

One of the most difficult things about being a Christian film critic (and a Christian film fan for that matter) is determining how badly a movie has to stray away from a biblical view of philosophy or ethics before it cannot be commendable to the Christian.

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