The Lost Medallion is a fantasy adventure story that kids are sure to love, and parents are sure to appreciate the positive message and spiritual undertones that the film conveys. The story starts when Daniel Anderson stops by a foster home to drop off some donations on his way to a ball game. After briefly speaking with one of the young girls who lives in the home, Daniel discovers that the woman who normally comes to the house to entertain the children with stories is absent. Albeit slightly against his will, Daniel decides to tell the kids a story of […]

January and February are usually pretty bland months as far as movie releases are concerned. Sure there are still films coming out every week, but are they worth your time? And, more importantly, are they worth spending money to see in a theater? Or might they be better left to Netflix or Redbox a few months down the road? These are important questions when it feels like you need to take out a second mortgage on your house just to go to the movies these days. So here is a list of films that, judging by their trailers, just might […]

Flight Flight, starring Denzel Washington and Don Cheadle, is the story of airline Captain William Whitaker, played by Washington, who manages a seemingly impossible emergency landing after some sort of midair disturbance forces the plane down. Against all odds, Whitaker manages to save the lives of his passengers. When he awakens in his hospital bed, he discovers the media frenzy that his heroic actions have stirred up. He has become a national hero overnight. Reporters want his story, photographers want his picture; it becomes a true media circus. But when a post-crash blood test reveals that Whitaker had alcohol in […]

While the film Hotel Rwanda was released nearly 10 years ago in 2004, it has a transcendent ability to take us on a journey of examination of our attitudes toward issues of social justice, an examination that is as relevant today as it was the day this movie was released. The film is based on the true story of Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager who was able to house and protect more than 1,200 refugees during the 1994 Rwandan Genocide. For those unfamiliar with this event, it was the result of Rwandan civil unrest on a grand scale and claimed […]