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Rated R for a scene of bloody violence, some strong sexual content/nudity, and language. Starring Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Tyler Perry, Carrie Coon, Kim Dickens and Neil Patrick HarrisDirected by David Fincher (Se7en, Fight Club and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo)Another dark David Fincher film with more than its share of twists and turns. Gone Girl directed by...
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Annie (3/18/2015)

Rated PG for some mild language and rude humor.Starring Quvenzhane Wallis, Jamie Foxx, Cameron Diaz and Rose ByrneDirected by Will Gluck (Friends with Benefits and Easy A)It’s a "Hard Knock" movie.Academy Award nominee Quvenzhané Wallis (Beasts of the Southern Wild) stars as Annie, a young, happy foster kid who’s also tough enough to make her way on the streets...
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Rated R for strong bloody violence and language throughout, including some sexual references.Starring Denzel Washington, Chloe Grace Moretz and Bill PullmanDirected by Antoine Fuqua (Olympus Has Fallen, Shooter, Tears of the Sun and Training Day)The Equalizer is a good guy that’s a bad dude.In The Equalizer, Denzel Washington plays McCall, a former black ops commando who has faked his...
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Rated PG-13 for violence including battle sequences and intense images.Starring Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, Aaron Paul, Sigourney Weaver, Ben Kingsley and John TurturroDirected by Ridley Scott (Gladiator, Prometheus)This film had me torn. As a movie critic, I loved it. As a Christian, I was frustrated by the film’s depiction of God. So what can you expect from this blockbuster...
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Rated R for violence, bloody images, and language.Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Bill Paxton and Rene RussoDirected by Dan GilroyOne of the darkest films of the year. Nightcrawler is a pulse-pounding thriller set in the nocturnal underbelly of contemporary Los Angeles. Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Lou Bloom, a driven young man desperate for work who discovers the high-speed world of L.A....
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Rated R for language, sexual content and some drug use.Starring Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, Adam Driver, Jane Fonda, Rose Byrne, Corey Stoll, Dax Shepard, Timothy Olyphant and Connie BrittonDirected by Shawn LevyIf you think your family is dysfunctional, just watch This is Where I Leave You.When their father passes away, four grown siblings, bruised and banged up by their...
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Rated PG for mild thematic elements.Starring Hans Matheson, Samantha Barks, Lesley Manville, Sylvester McCoy, James Cosmo and Susan BoyleDirected by John StephensonA great example of what “Christian films” could be…and should be. Deep in the heart of the English countryside lies the enchanting village of Gladbury. Legend has it every 25 years an angel visits the village candlemaker and...
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