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The Messenger

The Messenger is an extremely good movie from a number of perspectives excluding those with narrow religious sensitivities or historical purists. The film asks some profound questions, which is the focus of this review. The movie is both realistic and bizarre in its presentation. It’s like 2001: A Space...

Amen!

Amen is a lucid movie, effectively exposing the simple-mindedness of that vast majority of churchgoers in Germany. This movie effectively exposes the natural inclination of organized religion to cave into the state or look the other way concerning the states’ atrocities, in trade for maintaining a...

Man of the Year

Man of the Year was an interesting movie from various points of view, but not without flaws. Many religious reviewers berated it according to their usual revolving laundry list of complaints. In any case, the movie lucidly illustrates the quagmire of situational ethics [amoralism] that gladly sacrifices...

Amazing Grace

The movie Amazing Grace gave many religious folks another fleeting moment to celebrate a “godfather” of modern political activism. It depicts the historic story of William Wilberforce—in fictionalized dialog of course—about how the abolition of slavery took place in England. This achievement is what...

Antz

Watching the movie Antz was an interesting activity. Before I have too much to say, I can say that I did find the movie to be both entertaining and enjoyable. I don’t know if I can call this movie entertainment or if would be more properly described by other adjectives. When it first came out, I commented...

A Man For All Seasons

A Man For All Seasons is a movie that very much fits what Kingdom Citizenship is all about; as a glove fits the hand. This movie is hardly a documentary portraying exact historical facts. It represents figures in this historical story with a very broad brush. The real genius of this cinemagraphic...