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Review of Never Let Me Go (2010)

By Brett Mccracken (54) for Christianity Today (953) on 23 Sep 2010

A genre-bending, tender, and provocative gem about what it means to be human, a film that should provide plenty of discussion fodder for thoughtful…

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Review of Waiting for "Superman" (2010)

By Brett Mccracken (54) for Christianity Today (953) on 23 Sep 2010

An important film, and I don't use that word lightly. A thoughtfully crafted first volley in a debate/discussion we simply cannot avoid…

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Review of Date Night (2010)

By Brett Mccracken (54) for Christianity Today (953) on 06 May 2010

Fey and Carell are as good a tag-team comedy duo as Lucy and Desi, maybe even Tracy and Hepburn -- charismatic comedians who have amazing chemistry…

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Review of The Last Station (2009)

By Brett Mccracken (54) for Christianity Today (953) on 05 Mar 2010

Delicately photographed, whimsically scored and patiently paced, Station doesn't rely on flash and panache to make its points…

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Review of Shutter Island (2010)

By Brett Mccracken (54) for Christianity Today (953) on 05 Mar 2010

Shutter Island is all about the visceral, head-scratching embodiment of questions. Who is crazy? Am I crazy? Or are they crazy…

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Review of The Box (2009)

By Brett Mccracken (54) for Christianity Today (953) on 06 Nov 2009

A confounding sci-fi mystery on one level and a tortured existential treatise on the other, pondering the nature of man in relation to God…

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Review of Revolutionary Road (2008)

By Brett Mccracken (54) for Christianity Today (953) on 31 Dec 2008

A showcase for DiCaprio and Winslet's formidable talents, and they are up to the challenge of playing tortured, well intentioned but ultimately…

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Review of Gran Torino (2008)

By Brett Mccracken (54) for Christianity Today (953) on 16 Dec 2008

As Walt discovers, we can lament change all we want, but ultimately what's gone is gone…

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Review of Milk (2008)

By Brett Mccracken (54) for Christianity Today (953) on 26 Nov 2008

Milk achieves what it sets out to do, telling an inspiring tale of one man's quest to legitimize his identity, to give hope to his community…

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Review of Milk (1999)

By Brett Mccracken (54) for Christianity Today (953) on 26 Nov 2008

Milk achieves what it sets out to do, telling an inspiring tale of one man's quest to legitimize his identity, to give hope to his community…

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Review of Milk (2008)

By Brett Mccracken (54) for Christianity Today (953) on 26 Nov 2008

Milk achieves what it sets out to do, telling an inspiring tale of one man's quest to legitimize his identity, to give hope to his community…

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Review of Milk? (2012)

By Brett Mccracken (54) for Christianity Today (953) on 26 Nov 2008

Milk achieves what it sets out to do, telling an inspiring tale of one man's quest to legitimize his identity, to give hope to his community…

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Review of Milk (2005)

By Brett Mccracken (54) for Christianity Today (953) on 26 Nov 2008

Milk achieves what it sets out to do, telling an inspiring tale of one man's quest to legitimize his identity, to give hope to his community…

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Review of Australia (1989)

By Brett Mccracken (54) for Christianity Today (953) on 26 Nov 2008

It's an ode to a place (exotic to some, familiar to others), yes, but more than that, Australia is state of mind: wonderment, grandeur, beauty,…

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Review of Australia (2008)

By Brett Mccracken (54) for Christianity Today (953) on 26 Nov 2008

It's an ode to a place (exotic to some, familiar to others), yes, but more than that, Australia is state of mind: wonderment, grandeur, beauty,…

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Review of Milk (1998)

By Brett Mccracken (54) for Christianity Today (953) on 26 Nov 2008

Milk achieves what it sets out to do, telling an inspiring tale of one man's quest to legitimize his identity, to give hope to his community…

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Review of Lakeview Terrace (2008)

By Brett Mccracken (54) for Christianity Today (953) on 21 Sep 2008

Slick, dramatic, and occasionally convincing, but at the end of the day it feels less like reality and more like Hollywood-does-a-race-fable…

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Review of Hancock (1991)

By Brett Mccracken (54) for Christianity Today (953) on 09 Jul 2008

Most of Hancock's faults can be forgiven because Will Smith creates a quintessentially American hero: flawed, frayed, but always sacrificing…

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Review of Hancock (2008)

By Brett Mccracken (54) for Christianity Today (953) on 09 Jul 2008

Most of Hancock's faults can be forgiven because Will Smith creates a quintessentially American hero: flawed, frayed, but always sacrificing…

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Review of Surfwise (2007)

By Brett Mccracken (54) for Christianity Today (953) on 08 May 2008

When so many documentaries today seem concerned only with arguing a point, it's nice to see something like this which seeks only to reveal…

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