Sixth Sense, The
Synopsis Dr. Malcolm Crowe feels obligated to help Cole Sears, a young boy, who has serious problems (very similar to a previous patient of his who Crowe failed to cure). As Cole gradually begins trusting Dr. Crowe and opening up, we see both Dr.’s and patient’s lives change for the better while each is able [...]
2001: A Space Odyssey
SynopsisA cinematic piece of art that comments on the sometimes destructive nature of intelligence. From apes, to humans, to computers, each are portrayed as scheming, murderous creatures. Our TakeI’d put this film up there with Citizen Kane, another cinematic piece of art that isn’t amazing but worth seeing at least once. I’ve definitely never seen [...]
Ben-Hur
Rating: 5 This is a classic, must-see movie. It is definitely a faith promoting film. The story is set in the Middle East during the life of Jesus Christ, in fact Christ and Judah Ben-Hur are about the same age. Even though Judah doesn’t personally know Christ, it is inspiring to see how Christ touches [...]
On the Waterfront
Rating: 5, World-shaker This movie is a world-shaker. It is very inspiring and really makes me want to stand up to the Jonny Friendly’s of the world. The internal struggle with Terry Malloy and how his conscience weighs on him to do what’s right is very inspiring. The movie realistically shows the difficulty of changing [...]
Casablanca
Rating: 5 Luke I had forgotten why this is considered one of the best movies of all time. I remembered that it was a romance with a lot of famous lines (“Here’s looking at you kid” or “We’ll always have Paris” or “Play it again Sam”, though the latter was never actually said) and I [...]
Rear Window
Luke Rating: 4 This movie should never have been remade (though I haven’t seen the Christopher Reeves version). We watched Disturbia a while back and it is a movie that will forever spend a night in the box. Alfred Hitchcock’s masterpiece doesn’t have to create a gory film or a terrifying background for the killer, [...]