Movie Reviews
Frozen
Don’t let the title fool you, “Frozen” is bursting with enough warmth and charm to defrost even the hardest Grinchy heart.
Black Nativity
If you’re tempted to bewail the absence of Christ from Christmas these days, you’ll find the Lord right where he belongs — front and center, receiving praise and worship — in the rousing musical drama “Black Nativity”.
Free Birds
Parents be warned: Your kids will want you to revise the Thanksgiving dinner menu once they see “Free Birds”, a 3-D animated adventure about two rogue turkeys who travel back in time to change the “main course” of history.
Gravity
Hold on tight for the ride of your life in “Gravity”, a lost-in-space adventure as exhilarating as it is terrifying.
Prisoners
Any film that begins with a character earnestly reciting the Our Father is well calculated to grab the attention of Christian viewers. And, in the case of the powerful drama “Prisoners” (Warner Bros.), such concentration on the part of believers will be, in some respects at least, well rewarded by what follows.
Elysium
Back in 2009, South Africa-born writer-director Neill Blomkamp made quite a stir in Hollywood with his low-budget, high-box office science fiction film “District 9.”
Planes
Having conquered the world of “Cars,” Disney waves its anthropomorphic wand skyward in “Planes,” a delightful 3-D animated adventure.
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
Problematic material occasionally mars the otherwise serviceable adventure sequel “Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters”.
The Smurfs 2
If summer’s speedy passing has you feeling blue, then head to “The Smurfs 2″ (Columbia) for a jolly pick-me-up. The lighthearted tone of this 3-D sequel — which, like its 2011 predecessor, mixes animation with live action — comes courtesy of the familiar azure-hued elves of the title.
The Wolverine
Does the idea of a giant suit of samurai armor made out of an indestructible — but, alas, fictional — alloy called adamantium strike you as the coolest thing ever? If so, then the macho superhero adventure “The Wolverine” might just be the movie for you.
Turbo
Aesop’s fable of the tortoise and the hare gets a Formula One makeover in “Turbo”, a rollicking 3-D animated comedy about a garden snail whose wish for super-speed is unexpectedly granted.
The Heat
Sometimes funny, but relentlessly foul-mouthed, director Paul Feig’s buddy comedy “The Heat” revels in its own vulgarity.
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