Gleanings: December 2020
Mother and Child
Despite a stellar cast and standout performances, this dark and brooding look at women, motherhood, and various longings is a bit too self-indulgent and darkly obsessive for its own good.
King’s Men Coulda Been a Contender
Christian critics examine All the King’s Men, Jet Li’s Fearless, Flyboys, Half Nelson, and Jackass: Number Two, and offer more perspective on Everyone’s Hero and The Last Kiss.
Critics Hailing Batman Begins and Howl’s Moving Castle
Film critics are calling Batman Begins “masterful” and Howl’s Moving Castle “a joy to behold.” But they’re not so pleased with Mr. and Mrs. Smith, The Honeymooners, The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3D, or High Tension. Plus: 5×2, Heights, and a new review of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.
A City of Angels for the Homeless
How one church in the nation’s homeless capital is responding.
Ohio Strikes a Blow Against ‘Investigation and Analysis’
Plus: Wal-Mart’s Plan B for Plan B, a dispute over faith-based funding numbers, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Resident Evil: Apocalypse
News Wraps
“Deaths, promotions, and other tidbits from the religion world.”
LETTERS: Clear Thinker, Committed Disciple
