Rated PG for some thematic elements.Directed by Alex Kendrick (Flywheel)Starring Alex KendrickIn his second effort, writer, producer, director and actor, Alex Kendrick scores… and scores big with “Facing the Giants.”The story centers on Coach Grant Taylor (Alex Kendrick), the head football of the Shiloh Eagles, a small team from a small Christian High School. Coach Taylor finds himself...
Rated PG for thematic material, peril and language.Directed by Michael Polish (Northfolk)Starring Billy Bob Thorton, Virgina,Madsen, Bruce Dern, J.K.Simmons and Bruce WillisThe Astronaut Farmer is the emotional story about Charles Farmer’s (Billy Bob Thorton) dream to travel in space, and how that dream affects the people around him. Although once a promising astronaut, Farmer left NASA after his...
Rated PG for violence, some sensuality and thematic elements.Directed by Michael O. Sajbel (The Ultimate Gift, The Ride)Starring Tiffany Dupont, Luke Goss, Omar Sharif, John Rhys-Davies, Peter O'Toole and James CallisLet me confess two things. First of all I confess I didn’t know the story of Esther as well as I should, but I loved that this movie...
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of action/peril, brief strong language and some sensuality.Directed by Andrew Davis (The Fugitive, Holes, Collateral Damage)Starring Kevin Costner & Ashton Kutcher As you can see, the director of this film is hit and miss. He brought you really well done films like The Fugitive and Holes, but he also brought us Collateral Damage and...
Rated PG for mild action, language and brief rude humor.Directed by Shawn Levy (Cheaper by the Dozen and Big Fat Liar)Starring Ben Stiller, Dick Van Dyke, Owen Wilson and Robin WilliamsBen Stiller stars as Larry Daley, a divorced dad who lives on that path paved with good intention and a few misguided career choices. My favorite was his...
Rated PG for some mild peril and rude humor.Directed by George Miller (Babe: Pig in the City)Starring Elijah Wood, Brittany Murphy & Robin WilliamsLet me be honest, my 5-year old son wanted to see this movie… me, I’d rather go see Apocalypto, which was playing in the theater next door. I guess I was expecting a typical “I...
Rated PG-13 for disturbing images and violence, language and thematic issues.Directed by Neil LaBute (The Shape of Things, Possession, Nurse Betty)Starring Nicolas Cage, Ellen Burstyn, Leelee SobieskiYou probably don’t even need my 2 cents on this one. One glance at the cover tells all.Skip this one.Nick Cage plays a curious cop who goes to a secluded island to...