In a summer unfortunately glutted with superhero movies, every one an origins story, X-Men: First Class not only eclipses its competition, but also each of its franchise predecessors. Psychologically complex, thematically rich and emotionally layered, this is the best, smartest and classiest of the X-Men series by leagues. This is a comic book movie that [...]

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This is an abridged version of a review I wrote for Christianity Today Movies . To read this review at its original source, click here .
Is Anybody There? is one of those unlikely friendship movies. It might even be described as a February-December romance — without the romance. Unapologetically heartfelt and sentimental, the character-driven study [...]

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