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As good as it gets this Christmas
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pveugelaers
Christmas is not a bed of roses. “Merry Christmas” is not merry for some. The infectious, good natured comedy As Good as It Gets (1997) is apt viewing because Merry Christmas is a ‘broken hallelujah’. Though not a real Christmas movie, it even contains some profanity so is hardly Christ-mas strictly speaking, it’s got that…
Christmas with “ It’s A Wonderful Life ”
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pveugelaers
It’s A Wonderful Life is 70 years old this December 20. It’s a wonderful life. Radical statement? Or true? My feeling is that some people today have been used to a wonderful life, but then come the spanners in the works, such as disasters, terrorism and terrible weather. The wonderful life has gone to the…
Utopia and golfer’s paradise
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pveugelaers
Recently, I happened to channel surf to a Christian channel. A Christian or faith-based movie happened to be starting so I decided to watch it. So the film was Seven Days in Utopia (2011, USA). It’s about golfer’s paradise. One may long for golfing success which would be paradise. The money, the fame, the adulation.…
Miracles from Heaven reviewed
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pveugelaers
Inspirational drama Miracles from Heaven (2016, USA) is life affirming and leaves a positive effect. The Beam family’s story is the kind that may engage the skeptics as well as the faithful because it is about a miracle though the former may be more critical. However, Miracles from Heaven is based on a true story. It…
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