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- UMC.org Movie Reviews: The Secret Life of Bees
Anchored by Queen Latifah, Dakota Fanning and a strong ensemble cast, Bees brings us an unlikely quintet of unique women in a story of sisterhood, sorrow, catharsis and the healing power of love.
- UMC.org Movie Reviews: Flash of Genius
Flash of Genius is a satisfyingly complex drama about a believable family caught up in extraordinary circumstances. It’s about courage, determination, and the need, every once in a while, for a gritty little David to stand up to the big, greedy Goliath—if only to give the rest of us Davids a little hope.
- UMC.org Movie Reviews: Miracle at St. Anna
Miracle at St. Anna is far from perfect. Yet when it works, it presents a powerful story that needs to be told about the important role of African-Americans in World War II that has been sadly overlooked.
- UMC.org Movie Reviews: Traitor
In the complex and thought provoking new espionage thriller, Traitor, Don Cheadle plays a human mystery, a man whose loyalties and motives are veiled by intentional deception and who is hopelessly torn between God and country.
- UMC.org Movie Reviews: Henry Poole Is Here
Seriocomic and parable-like, Henry Poole Is Here is not only a delight, but is also full of surprises—not the least of which is its endorsement of faith and the presence of the miraculous in our lives.
- UMC.org Movie Reviews: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 rejoins the four girls and their magical “one size fits all” jeans as they continue their journey toward adulthood. And once again, the trickiest terrain they will have to navigate is the landscape of the human heart.
- UMC.org Movie Reviews: The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight crackles with malevolent energy as it peels back the layers of heroes and villains, myth and reality to reveal the queasy grey areas where morality and expediency blur and good and evil are literally two sides of the same coin.
- UMC.org Movie Reviews: Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl is sweet, old fashioned, but never stodgy entertainment with something for the whole family—not just “tweener” girls.
- UMC.org Movie Reviews: WALLE
WALLE is truly fearless filmmaking, challenging its audience with a first half that is essentially a silent film.
- UMC.org Movie Reviews: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
If Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is not a great film, it's still more than good enough. Most importantly, it brings us the welcome return of an endearingly human, fallible hero who just might be getting better with age.
- UMC.org Movie Reviews: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
- UMC.org Movie Reviews: Iron Man
- UMC.org Movie Reviews: Leatherheads
Leatherheads provides a good natured, often hilarious look at a bygone era when pro football was more brawl than organized sport.
- UMC.org Movie Reviews: Bonneville
Bonneville asks us to consider how we measure a life. The film shows that just like the changing leaves, the autumnal years of life can still yield deeper, richer colors ahead.
- UMC.org Movie Reviews: Penelope
With wit, humor and a sly, knowing wink, Penelope invites the whole family on a whimsical journey in search of self, acceptance, and most of all, love.
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