In a way Star Trek First Contact (1996) is about war and defense, but it has enough purer moments to add something more…after all these years, First Contact is still an uplifting film. The crew of the starship Enterprise—the one led by Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart)—comes from the future to 2065 (like time travel is…

Some October movies, this week at the theaters. I Am Not Ashamed is the title of a faith-based film at theaters this week. Being a faith-based film, ‘I am not ashamed’ seems to refer to being not ashamed of Jesus. I have heard it used quite often in Christian products and is based on the…

Other worldly Warcraft (2016) is that kind of movie. It’s hard to keep up with all the names of characters. Who’s who, in other words. It’s a long time ago when I knew, almost inside out, who actually populated Star Wars though my mother didn’t have a clue. Now, I’m older and any teenage fan…

There’s a love story in Beatrix Potter bio Miss Potter (2006; UK). Miss Potter is about the beautiful imagination—Beatrix Potter’s illustrated animal creations, with a story. There’s also a lovely love story in this film. Beatrix and her publisher are at first on working relations. The publisher Norman Warne (Ewan McGregor) supervises her first book,…

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