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Review: Children of Joseph
Children of Joseph is a 35-minute DVD produced by the Joseph Smith and Emma Hale Smith Historical Society. It was created in 2011 by many of the same team from Emma Smith: My Story, and is available...
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Review: Cleanflix
It was the late 90′s. Ray Lines was constantly getting approached by friends to edit the nudity out of their VHS copies of Titanic. Where other editors were literally using scissors and tape, Lines...
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Review: Fireproof (B)
The 50% divorce rate is a commonly quoted statistic…that’s not quite accurate. It’s a predictive rather than descriptive stat — a guess as to how today’s marriages will turn out tomorrow. Factors...
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Thoughts on Charly’s 10th Anniversary Re-release
The 10th Anniversary re-release of Jack Weyland’s Charly is out in theaters for a limited time. (Official site here) Some quick thoughts after my screening: (Original review here) Charly is still a...
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Review: Saints and Soldiers — Airborne Creed (B)
Director Ryan Little won several awards (justifiably) for his 2003 war film Saints & Soldiers. Nine years later, he’s completed the sort-of-sequel to Saints & Soldiers, Airborne Creed...
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Review: Duck Beach To Eternity (B+)
I’ve been married since 2002, so perhaps I’m excused from not knowing hundreds of LDS singles have been gathering for a huge, annual activity at Duck Beach, located in that LDS hotbed of…North...
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Review: Silent Night (B)
“Silent Night” is said to be the most popular Christmas hymn around the world, and the story of how that hymn was written is portrayed in the new film Silent Night, written and directed by Christian...
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Review: Heaven’s Door (B-)
“Some folks think heaven is a far-off place among the clouds where people sit around playing harps…Heaven is all around us, just waiting for you to come in when the time is right.” So begins Heaven’s...
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Review: Day of Defense (D)
There’s a long-standing anonymous quote that says: “If you were put on trial for being a Christian, would there be enough evidence to convict you?” Day of Defense puts a literal spin on that scenario,...
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Review: Ephraim’s Rescue (B-)
Ephraim’s Rescue is writer/director T.C.Christensen’s second foray into the journeys and struggles of pioneer Mormons, following 2011′s 17 Miracles. It is not strictly a sequel, as it portrays common...
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Review: Austenland (C)
Almost two centuries after her death, Jane Austen has continued to inspire literary societies, video games, and numerous forms of fan-fiction, including Mr.Darcy-centered erotica (sorry, no link...
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Review: Dr. Smith & The Fantastic Castle (B)
Looking for the next great LDS filmmaker? (Or, depending on your thoughts on the current crop, the first great one?) There’s a chance he’s 5700 miles away from Salt Lake City. Italian filmmaker Marco...
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Review: Us And Them — Religious Rivalry in America
Bryan Hall describes himself as “just an ordinary Mormon” who grew up in Utah surrounded by Mormon neighbors. Visiting Temple Square for LDS General Conference, he saw street preachers and...
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Review: The Saratov Approach (B+)
In March of 1998, Elders Andrew Propst and Travis Tuttle arrived at a supposed teaching appointment in Saratov, Russia. Instead of investigators, they were attacked, bound, and gagged by two gunmen,...
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Review: Inspired Guns (B-)
Two LDS missionaries get caught up in mob activity after a case of mistaken identity in Inspired Guns, a new film releasing in theaters January 24th, 2014. Inspired Guns (IMDB, official site) is the...
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Review: Mitt
“Who is Mitt Romney?” This question was asked after a “Today” show appearance early in the 2008 primary season after the largely unknown Mitt Romney had thrown his hat into the presidential race. Many...
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Review: An Ordinary Hero
“My mother never told me the stories…all I knew were the pictures.” So says director Loki Mulholland (Believe!) at the beginning of An Ordinary Hero, a tribute to his mother Joan Trumpauer Mulholland....
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LDS Film Festival 2014 Feature Film Report (Part 1)
Some notes from Day 1 and 2 at the 2014 LDS Film Festival: Wayward: The Prodigal Son Robert McMillan has a loving family and a successful business, although he’s secretly dying of leukemia. After a...
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LDS Film Festival 2014: LGBT Short Film Report
As noted in the festival preview, this year’s film festival featured a session devoted to Gay/Lesbian/Transgender issues. Kudos for Christian Vuissa and other LDSFF leaders for allowing this type of...
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LDS Film Festival 2014: Feature Film Report (Part 2)
Notes from other feature films from the 2014 LDS Film Festival Cripta Written / Directed by Marco Lui Visionary Italian director Marco Lui (The Book of Life, Dr Smith & The Fantastic Castle)...
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