Category Archives: Movie Reviews

Epic: Incarnational Living (Movie Review)

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

In the animated tale of nature’s battle between growth and decay, the human teenager MK (Amanda Seyfried) is shrunk down to Thumbelina size, where she inherits the mission of the dying forest queen. Befriended by the Leafman, namely the battle-tested … Continue reading →

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Elysium: Good News For All? (Movie Review)

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

A few years ago, I found myself “discussing” Neill Blomkamp’s first feature film, District 9, with a friend. My friend thought it was an incredibly entertaining and visual film, but nothing more. I was incredulous! How could he not see the … Continue reading →

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2 Guns: There Is No Code… Or Is There? (Movie Review)

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

DEA agent Bob Trench (Denzel Washington) and Navy Intelligence officer Mike Stigman (Mark Wahlberg) are both undercover, infiltrating the Mexican drug cartel run by Papi Greco (Edward James Olmos). But neither of them knows that the other is actually one … Continue reading →

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Neill Blomkamp’s Message For Christian Filmmakers

Posted on August 8, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

With the release of Neill Blomkamp’s Elysium, the story of a dystopian future where the privileged live in a safe space station above Earth while the impoverished struggle in a desolate waste, I went back to the first of Blomkamp’s … Continue reading →

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Robin Hood: Act Justly, Walk Humbly (Movie Review)

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

There are a series of stories that I consider classics, both because I grew up adoring the characters and because they are, well, classic. Stories about King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, Robin Hood, the Three Musketeers, … Continue reading →

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Sword In The Stone: Your Undiscovered Potential (Movie Review)

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

There are a series of stories that I consider classics, both because I grew up adoring the characters and because they are, well, classic. Stories about King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, Robin Hood, the Three Musketeers, … Continue reading →

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Oz The Great & Powerful: Accomplishing Great Things (Movie Review)

Posted on August 3, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

I really wanted to dislike Disney’s Oz the Great and Powerful. It seemed so easy from my easy dismissal of the trailer that looked so cheesy, with James Franco as Oz in black and white. But Sam Raimi’s prequel to Frank … Continue reading →

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Trance: Messing With Your Mind (Movie Review)

Posted on August 3, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

Consider the movies you’ve probably seen that Danny Boyle has directed: Slumdog Millionare, 127 Hours, Millions, Sunshine, Trainspotting. The bar is set pretty high, no? Add in James McAvoy (Atonement, X-Men: First Class, Wanted), Vincent Cassel (Black Swan, Mesrine, Ocean’s Twelve … Continue reading →

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Smurfs 2: Born Blue Or Made Blue, It Doesn’t Matter (Movie Review)

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

I’ve been watching The Smurfs my whole life. There’s just something that draws me in about a bunch of blue, pint-sized souls who see the world from a cheery perspective, even though they’re always the underdogs. It appealed to me as a … Continue reading →

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The Wolverine: Blessed Or Cursed (Movie Review)

Posted on July 27, 2013 by Jacob Sahms

With strong Chris Claremont flair, The Wolverine returns us to the days when Logan (Hugh Jackman) was a ronin, a samurai without a master, in a tale set primarily in Japan. Of course, given the storyline acquired thanks to the previous X-Men movies, the … Continue reading →

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