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DOES GLAMORIZING VIOLENCE AND VILLAINS IN FILMS INSPIRE COPYCAT CRIMES?



…gainst blasphemous, degrading and exploitative productions. Write to, or phone, producers of TV programmes, scriptwriters, directors and producers of films (www.Movieguide.org regularly publishes those details with their film reviews). Be sure to praise the good as well as to protest against the bad. “Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will take a stand for me against evil doers?” Psalm 94:16 Know Before You Go You need… Continue reading

BLACK HARVEST



BLACK HARVEST, an extraordinary, award-winning documentary, presents a harrowing view of a complex and disastrous conflict in the highlands of New Guinea. This film is the third installment in a trilogy produced by Australian husband and wife team Bob Connolly and Robin Anderson. FIRST CONTACT, their first film, reviews the consequences of the first encounters between white Australian prospectors and the highland natives of New Guinea. BLACK HAR… Continue reading

Tower Heist



…aid, the movie clearly sides with the people working in the service jobs at the fancy apartment complex. Of course, the fact that the movie avoids becoming a political diatribe has irritated some secular film critics in early reviews, but 99% of these critics are fools. In fact, contrary to what some of them said, the movie turned out to be quite entertaining. TOWER HEIST has a moral component that other heist movies don’t have. The villain has m… Continue reading

Hobo with a Shotgun



HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN is a pointless, vile, utterly amoral, and corrupt piece of stinking garbage masquerading as a movie. The fact that it stars ‘80s B-movie icon Rutger Hauer as the title character is helping this draw attention to this minor theatrical release, while some mainstream critics are giving it positive reviews for being a faithful homage to the sleazy inner-city crime movies of the 1970s. There is absolutely nothing redeeming here, h… Continue reading

MAY FOOLS



…sed, the priest irreverently turns up the radio’s volume to hear the news, thus demonstrating which is more important to him. MAY FOOLS does not edify and is not worth your time or money. In spite of the fawning secular reviews, one would be a fool to see this one… in season or out. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Please address your comments to: Arthur Krim Chairman Orion Pictures Corporation 711 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10019 (212) 758-5100… Continue reading

LOLITA



…ly August. Both Showtime and the Samuel Goldwyn Co. held a week-long screening of the film in a packed Los Angeles movie theater so that the actors and Lyne can qualify for Academy Award consideration. LOLITA has gotten mixed reviews by critics. Some have said that they consider the movie to be quite tame. One critic said in fact, “This LOLITA is not prurient and not meant to be.” MOVIEGUIDE begs to differ. Although there is no graphi… Continue reading

ALMOST FAMOUS



…ut, the sister gives 11-year-old William all of the rock and roll records her mother has banned from the house. Four years later, in 1973, William has become a true rock aficionado, and has even taken to writing rock and roll reviews for the local alternative newspaper in San Diego. He makes friends with Lester Bangs, the famous editor of Creem magazine, who gives him insightful advice on how to be a rock journalist. Never be friends with the ban… Continue reading

Let MOVIEGUIDE® Be Your Gateway to Truth



…Truth, however, transcends all niches, as well as all times, cultures and places. That’s the nature of Truth. Otherwise, it wouldn’t be Truth.   In addition to the biggest database of the most comprehensive movie reviews from a Christian, conservative perspective, MOVIEGUIDE® has at its fingertips a vast array of information on the mass media and its effects on society, as well as on theology, history, philosophy, science, art, liter… Continue reading

New York Times Applauds MOVIEGUIDE(R)



February 13, 2009 L.A. Dispatch: Keeping the Faith in ‘Gran Torino’ By Brooks Barnes Thank heaven for the Faith & Value Awards: “Gran Torino” has finally been honored with something. Movieguide, an organization that reviews movies according to Christian principles, presented its crystal teddy bear trophies at the Beverly Hilton on Wednesday, naming “Gran Torino” as the second best movie of the year in the matur… Continue reading

 

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