Movies

We analyse the latest movies from a Christian perspective in our Movie Reviews.

Tuesday 2 Feb 2010 · Movies

Film: Avatar – A Moment in Cinematic History

AVATAR RATING: M DISTRIBUTOR: 20th Century Fox RELEASE DATE: December 17, 2009By the time you read this, a twelve-year-old movie mile-stone will have died. This is not a threat; it is an inevitability, and its passing signals a watershed moment in cinematic history.In 1997-1998 the epic seaborne romance Titanic entered the record books as the highest earning film […]

Tuesday 2 Feb 2010 · Movies

Film: Mel Gibson Returns and Breaking Bad

FILM: The Edge of Darkness RATING: MA DISTRIBUTOR: Icon RELEASE DATE: February 4The Edge of Darkness is another opportunity to test whether scandal can permanently impair an actor’s career. Australian son Mel Gibson returns to the big screen for his first performance in seven years since several big falls from grace. Gibson plays homicide detective Thomas Craven whose […]

Wednesday 27 Jan 2010 · Movies

The Big Picture – Vampires & Greek Gods

Daybreakers RATING: TBC DISTRIBUTOR: Hoyts RELEASE DATE: February 4In this Australian-American production a virus has turned the vast majority of earth’s population into vampires. Normal humans are farmed Matrix-like for their blood, but rudimentary mathematics indicates a catastrophic supply shortage is on the way. A vampire chemist played by Ethan Hawke runs into a band of free humans […]

Monday 18 Jan 2010 · Movies

The Big Picture Review – Kingdom & Precious

Kingdom RATING: PG DISTRIBUTOR: Seven Network RELEASE DATE: 7:30 PM, SaturdaysKingdom tells the sometimes comic tales of a city solicitor charged with handling the bizarre and moving cases of the folk of Market Shipborough. Stephen Fry is perfectly cast as the Cambridge graduate Peter Kingdom, who comes to practice law there. The series is a legal cross between […]

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Monday 18 Jan 2010 · Movies

The Big Picture – The Road

The Road RATING: MA Strong Themes & Violence DISTRIBUTOR: Icon RELEASE DATE: January 28, 2010Where does evil come from? Most of the tales we tell ourselves suggest it is an aberration that arises from faulted individuals. However a few brave authors have suggested it finds its root in the human heart. Cormac McCarthy won the 1997 Pulitzer Prize […]

Monday 4 Jan 2010 · Movies

Film Review: Fantastic Mr Fox

FILM: Fantastic Mr Fox RATING: PG DISTRIBUTOR: 20th Century Fox RELEASE DATE: January 2, 2010Fantastic Mr Fox has all the hallmarks of great children’s animation, but the message is aimed squarely at their parents. Satirical director Wes Anderson (Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, Darjeeling Ltd) was the perfect choice to breath cinematic life into Roald Dahl’s much-loved children’s book. […]

Monday 4 Jan 2010 · Movies

The Big Picture – The Lovely Bones & Up in the Air

FILM: Up in the Air (releases nationally January 14) The 21st century promises to have human beings traveling further, faster and more efficiently than ever before, but what are the implications for our relationships?Up In The Air tells the story of Ryan Bingham (George Clooney) a corporate hatchet man and professional ‘firer’. Bingham’s job keeps […]

Tuesday 22 Dec 2009 · Movies

The Big Picture – Avatar & John Lennon

FILM: Avatar (releases nationally December 17) The block-buster release for the Summer holidays, and the latest film from director James Cameron (Aliens, Terminator 2, Titanic, True Lies).In the future mankind makes contact with a race that is reputed to be strange and violent beyond all redemption. These savages occupy land that contains a priceless mineral. […]

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Monday 7 Dec 2009 · Movies

Movie Review: Where the Wild Things Grow

The film telling of the classic children’s story of the same name by Maurice Sendak. The young, riotous Max learns that though there is a great deal of initial enjoyment associated with rebellion, there is nothing quite as attractive as his real home and the relationship waiting there. The potential for Christian parallels is very […]

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