In his first feature film since Lord of the Rings, Viggo Mortensen is an adventurous cowboy in Hidalgo, a yarn that doesn't get all the facts right. But that's just fine with this myth-loving leading man.
Alejandro Iñ árritu, director of Babel, says his films are about families—parents and children, of course, but also the global family … and the consequences of trying to live without God.
How Christian critics saw The Ladykillers, Jersey Girl, Dogville, Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Dawn of the Dead, and Taking Lives.
Shyamalan's Village people are stalked by phantoms, while a presidential candidate is targeted by a brainwashed assassin in The Manchurian Candidate. Plus, critics praise Intimate Strangers, shoot down Thunderbirds and Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, and continue reviewing I, Robot, A Cinderella Story, The Bourne Supremacy, Maria Full of Grace, and Catwoman.
The church's changing attitudes toward movies. Plus: Religious press critics review Collateral, Open Water, Little Black Book, Garden State, Code 46, Riding Giants, The Story of the Weeping Camel, Maria Full of Grace, The Village, The Manchurian Candidate, and Thunderbirds.
Christian film critics celebrate The Incredibles and ride on The Polar Express, while also reviewing Alfie, Sideways, and Undertow. Plus, more reviews of Birth, Head in the Clouds, and Ray.
Alexander's not so great. Christmas with the Kranks makes critics cranky. But A Very Long Engagement dazzles. Plus more reviews of The Polar Express, National Treasure, Finding Neverland and Sideways.
Be Cool doesn't measure up to Get Shorty. The Pacifier gets mixed reviews. And The Jacket is an uncomfortable fit. Plus: More reviews of Hitch, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Man of the House, and The Merchant of Venice.
