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MAHA-Friendly ‘Body Burden’ Takes ‘Super Size Me’ Approach

In January 2023, Harvard Health Publishing reported that 92 percent of Americans consider integrative health…

4 hours ago

Hollywood’s Moral Cowardice on Shocking Display at Emmys

It was the very least they could do, and they couldn’t even manage that. Celebrities…

24 hours ago

‘Pacific Heights’ Offered a Movie Villain for the Ages

John Schlesinger’s “Pacific Heights” (1990) opens with sex and violence, showing us that anyone who…

MOVIE REVIEWS

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Michael Bedar3 hours ago
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MAHA-Friendly ‘Body Burden’ Takes ‘Super Size Me’ Approach

In January 2023, Harvard Health Publishing reported that 92 percent of Americans consider integrative health approaches beneficial, with over 67…
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Barry Wurst24 hours ago
288

‘Pacific Heights’ Offered a Movie Villain for the Ages

John Schlesinger’s “Pacific Heights” (1990) opens with sex and violence, showing us that anyone who meets Carter Hayes, the film’s…
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Barry Wurst2 days ago
2,278

How ‘Space Cowboys’ Avoided the ‘Grumpy Old Men’ Curse

Clint Eastwood’s “Space Cowboys” (2000) was a comeback for the legendary filmmaker and a project that initially seemed like a…
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Christian Toto2 weeks ago
833

‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’ Saves Best for Last

It’s surreal that one of Hollywood’s best marital portraits comes courtesy of a horror franchise. “The Conjuring: Last Rites,” the…
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Christian Toto2 weeks ago
1,208

‘The Long Walk’ Is Stephen King at His Dystopian Best

“Clerks II’s” Randall broke down the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy as “a bunch of people walking” for three long…
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Christian Toto2 weeks ago
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Is ‘The Sasqualogist’ the Ultimate Bigfoot Film?

There’s a cottage industry of Bigfoot films just waiting for us on Tubi. Low budgets. Furry, oversized creatures. Wacky titles…
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HIT CLASSICS

Lists

Christian TotoSeptember 3, 2018
3,464

11 Ways ‘Better Off Dead’ Is a Perfect ‘80s Film

John Cusack reportedly hated his 1985 teen comedy “Better Off Dead” when he first saw the final cut. Years later,…
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Lists

Christian TotoJanuary 10, 2018
830

11 Insane Shark Movies (Without ‘Sharknado’ in the Title)

“Jaws” made us afraid to go in the water. “Sharknado” coaxed studios to crank out no-budget shark thrillers. The dawn…
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FAITH-BASED HOLLYWOOD

Interviews

Christian TotoNovember 18, 2019
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‘Waves’ Director: Collaboration, Faith Fueled Family Drama

Trey Edward Shults’ “Waves” looks at a perfect family in a near-perfect free fall. This upper middle-class clan has it all, on paper, but teenage…
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September 24, 2019

How CBS’s ‘Evil’ Rights a Spiritual TV Wrong
May 9, 2019

Why Are Studios Still Scared of Christianity?
April 17, 2019

‘Breakthrough’ Marks New Era in Faith-Based Films