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Millions

A collection of 6 posts

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Does "V for Vendetta" celebrate rape? (And other viewer mail.)

The latest letters at CT Movies are very interesting: I saw V for Vendetta, and I am appalled that the cruelty shown toward the Natalie Portman character has been overlooked in practically every movie review I've read. ... Why is no one noticing this? This is a film about

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The Most Redeeming Movies of 2005?

Christianity Today Movies has posted The 10 Most Redeeming Films of 2005. Mark Moring explains the definition: What do we mean by "redeeming" films? They're all stories of redemption—sometimes blatantly, sometimes less so. Several of them literally have a character that represents a redeemer. And

Looking Elsewhere

Looking Elsewhere: November 26, 2005

Saturday's specials: I'm hoping Pride and Prejudice is the beginning of a turnaround for this movie year. In the next several days, I'll be seeing Woody Allen's Match Point, Andrew Adamson's The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and

Millions (2004)

Millions (2004)

[This review was originally published at Christianity Today.] • A particularly reliable source once said, "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven." When he said this, he was referring to children like Damian. Damian is

On Movies & Media

Did I Mention?

Now playing. MILLIONS. "The most gleeful movie about a single-minded kid since A Christmas Story." - The Chicago Reader Go see it. Then tell all of your friends. And take your family.

Danny Boyle: The Looking Closer Interview (Feb. 2005)

Danny Boyle: The Looking Closer Interview (Feb. 2005)

As Danny Boyle's new film Slumdog Millionaire is cleaning up at this year's various surveys of film critics, perhaps it's a good time to revisit the conversation I enjoyed with Boyle in February 2005 at the release of Millions, which is my favorite of