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Hacksaw Ridge
Sometimes it’s easy to wonder if Mel Gibson wants to find redemption in his work as a filmmaker. Gibson’s shortcomings are clearly documented: some will tell you he’s a drunk, an anti-Semite and a clinically insane person. Others will tell you he’s a broken man seeking to honor God in his craft. And I think…
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Queen of Katwe
Disney’s Queen of Katwe remains within the tradition of unintentional Christian filmmaking that prefers subtle nuances and unspoken demonstrations of conviction over tired clichés, recycled tropes, wooden characters, and soap-boxy platitudes positing overly simplistic answers to the complexities of life lived in a fallen world. In veteran director Mira Nair’s vision, we see strands of…
