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A Place of Safety: a review of the documentary Nanking
BY: Denis Haack
Nanking is not an entertaining film, though well made and utterly enthralling. It reminds us that the brokenness that plagues God’s world is an evil that resides deep in the human heart.
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When Nature is Not Enough: Review of Into the Wild
BY: David John Seel, Jr.
Some movies are like cotton candy, others like granola. Some are sweet but vacuous; others more demanding but more nutritious.
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Redefining an Old Problem: A review of Atonement
BY: R. Greg Grooms
...doing away with the idea of evil doesn't make the problem of evil go away. It merely changes it from a philosophical problem to an existential one: if there is no God—no one to make atonement to—and no real evil—nothing to atone for—how do we cope with the reality of evil?
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The Incredible Incredibles
BY: Andrew H. Trotter, Jr.
With dialogue that is crisp, witty and thoroughly clean, action sequences that rival any in the non-animated action/adventure genre today, and characters who face real challenges that most of us face, this children’s movie is much more than that. It is what a family film is supposed to be: good for the whole family.
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Neo-pagan sexuality
BY: Denis Haack
In The Matrix Reloaded, the Wachowski’s provide us a glimpse of Zion, the last refuge of the human race in the war with the machines. The temple/sex scene is crucial because it is not only in the heart of Zion, it has religious meaning as a final assembly to prepare for the last desperate battle for survival.
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Brokeback Mountain (Ang Lee, 2005)
Matrix Reloaded (Andy & Larry Wachowski, 2003)
Garden State (Zach Braff, 2004)
Hotel Rwanda (Terry George, 2004)
Big Fish (Tim Burton, 2003)
Lawrence of Arabia (David Lean, 1962)
Inherit the Wind (Stanley Kramer, 1960)
Big Kahuna (John Swanbeck, 1999)
Chicago (Rob Marshall, 2002)
Chocolat (Lasse Hallström, 2000)
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Reading Oswald Chambers, yesterday, he writes, "Spiritual muddle is only made plain by obedience. Immediately we obey, we discern." Seems awfully close to Ransom's credo, "developing discernment, deepening discipleship." Sometimes I put it this way: moral commitment precedes epistemological insight. We always do live out of our hearts: we see and hear and feel out of our hearts.
Steven Garber
Ransom Board Member
(for Denis & Margie)
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