Mr. Brooks (2007)

Rated R. Our ratings: V- 1; L- 3; S/N-4 . Running time: 2 hours They promise them freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption; for people are slaves to whatever masters them. For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they …

Married Life (2007)

Rated PG-13 . Our ratings: V- 2; L- 4; S/N-1 . Running time: 1 hour 30 min. The heart is devious above all else; it is perverse— who can understand it? Jeremiah 17:9 Pat, Harry, Richard, & Kay. Sony Pictures Classics Just how “devious” is the heart we see in Ira Sachs’ film, which he …

Katherine Paterson: An Interview with the Author of Bridge to Terabithia

This telephone interview with the author is reprinted from the Spring 2007 issue of Visual Parables. The review of the Disney film based on the book is also included in that issue. The release of the Disney film Bridge to Terabithia, based on a Newbery Award book, was the occasion for my interview with its author …

Into the Wild (2007)

Rated R. Our ratings: V- 1; L- 7; S/N -8. Running time: 2 hours My child, if you accept my words and treasure up my commandments within you, making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding; if you indeed cry out for insight, and raise your voice for understanding; if you …

Gracie (2007)

Rated PG-13. Our ratings: V- 1; L- 2; S/N-4 . Running time: 1 hour 34 min. As in all the churches of the saints, women should be silent in the churches. For they are not permitted to speak, but should be subordinate, as the law also says. If there is anything they desire to know, …