It won't line Blockbuster's new-release shelves, but this fine, all-audience film is finally available to families across the country | by Andrew Coffin

Art School Confidential

At first humorous, this film becomes cynical and depressing | by Gene Edward Veith

May 27, 2006

The Da Vinci Code

Dan Brown's frontal assault on the church is softened in Ron Howard's film | by Andrew Coffin

Poseidon

In our post-9/11, post-Hurricane Katrina world, disasters have lost most of their entertainment value | by Gene Edward Veith

May 20, 2006

Mission Impossible: III

The episodes of plot are mainly moments of rest that connect the explosions, gun battles, helicopter duels, etc. | by Gene Edward Veith

May 13, 2006

United 93

Although rated R, this film is about as good a recounting of the Sept. 11 events as one could have hoped for from Hollywood | by Andrew Coffin

Akeelah and the Bee

An 11-year-old inner-city black girl throws herself into the National Spelling Bee competition | by Gene Edward Veith

May 6, 2006

American Dreamz

In lampooning President Bush and American Idol, this film exposes Hollywood’s strange political pathologies | by Gene Edward Veith

April 29, 2006

Joyeux Noël

This imperfect but moving film is a nominee for best foreign film | by Andrew Coffin

The Wild

This film shows why Disney put Pixar in charge of its animated division | by Andrew Coffin

April 22, 2006

Take the Lead

For the true story, and a vastly better film, rent Mad Hot Ballroom instead | by Andrew Coffin

April 15, 2006

Ice Age: The Meltdown

One has to assume that the hugely successful opening is merely the result of good timing and lack of competition | by Andrew Coffin

Thank You for Smoking

It's doesn't quite qualify as a conservative film, but it does asks the audience to think | by Andrew Coffin

April 8, 2006

Tsotsi

This film won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film this year | by Andrew Coffin

April 1, 2006

V for Vendetta

You know the film has gone far astray when writer Alan Moore, a self-confessed anarchist, criticizes the film's politics | by Andrew Coffin

March 11, 2006

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

This cold-blooded Western also illustrates the "action of grace" | by Andrew Coffin

March 4, 2006

Eight Below

This is a fun film that will appeal to a wide range of demographics (although it's too intense for young kids) | by Andrew Coffin

Freedomland

Freedomland wants to be many things—too many things | by Andrew Coffin

Fastest Indian

For a movie about speed, some might complain that it is too slow | by Gene Edward Veith

February 25, 2006

Curious George

The story itself is kept very sweet and very simple, although the film features expanded characters and a more detailed plot than any of George's previous adventures | by Andrew Coffin

Firewall

Harrison Ford isn't too old for action films, but the plot here is far too familiar | by Andrew Coffin

The Pink Panther

The real purpose of this movie is sheer, non-stop, slapstick comedy and Steve Martin delivers | by Gene Edward Veith

February 11, 2006

Nanny McPhee

Emma Thompson stars in a film she wrote the script for | by Andrew Coffin

Grizzly Man

A documentary of environmental activist Timothy Treadwell excels in its harsh reality | by Andrew Coffin

February 4, 2006

A Distant Thunder

Since its release, it has appeared in several film festivals, including the International Family Film Festival, where it won finalist for best short film | by Zoe Sandvig

The New World

Those with patience to make it to the story's conclusion may be surprised | by Andrew Coffin

January 28, 2006

Hoodwinked

This animated film offers plenty for adults to enjoy, but almost none of it is at the expense of the movie's intended audience | by Andrew Coffin

Glory Road

What this film lacks in gritty realism, it makes up for in audience-pleasing competence | by Andrew Coffin

January 21, 2006

End of the Spear

The first dramatic product of a new movie company is one more example of how Christians are adding to American culture | by Gene Edward Veith

January 14, 2006

Munich

Steven Spielberg has his own points to make here, and he uses the film's fictional protagonist to reflect his own ideas | by Andrew Coffin

Kong

Peter Jackson and his Weta Workshop crew again set the standard for convincing special effects that integrate seamlessly with a compelling story | by Andrew Coffin