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Movie Reviews

We call this column ‘Reel Life’ in ‘The Lutheran’. It’s written by experienced reviewer and practisting Christian, Mark Hadley, who doesn’t so much write ‘reviews’ as use the popular medium of movies to learn and teach lessons of faith.

08
May2017

No true picture of God

by Mark Hadley

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Reel life columnist Mark Hadley reviews the upcoming movie interpretation of The Shack, one of the century’s most successful and controversial Christian books.

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24
Jan2017

Suffering in silence

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There are many comforting forms of silence – the cool silence of dawn; the warm silence between friends. There is one silence, though – one absence – that scares some and elicits anger in others. It is the silence attributed to God: specifically, the absence of comfort in the face of suffering. Christians have written… Read more

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05
Nov2016

A battle of faith

by Mark Hadley

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Hacksaw Ridge DISTRIBUTOR: Icon RELEASE DATE: 3 November 2016 RATING: MA15+ There are times in life when we discover whether or not our faith in God is real. Hacksaw Ridge is built on a series of realisations like that. It is the true story of a Christian man who had to test his faith in… Read more

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05
Oct2016

The big picture

by Mark Hadley

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Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children DISTRIBUTOR: Fox RELEASE DATE: 29 September 2016 RATING: PG Another best-selling children’s book has been mined for the movie screen, and parents might be thinking has become an occurrence as regular as springtime. But the arrival of Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children holds the key to a spiritual… Read more

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05
Sep2016

Saddled with mediocrity

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Ben Hur DISTRIBUTOR: Paramount RELEASE DATE: 23 August 2016 RATING: M The saddles first caught my eye. Ben Hur opens with a spirited race between the protagonist Judah and the antagonist Messala, two happy brothers destined to become determined enemies. However, as they raced gleefully around what passed for the 1st century Judean outback, I… Read more

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05
Aug2016

Heart shows true beauty

by Mark Hadley

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Love & Friendship DISTRIBUTOR: Transmission RELEASE DATE: 21 July 2016 RATING: M Jane Austen fans are unlikely to be throwing their bonnets at the screen when Love & Friendship opens at their local cinema. The production not only showcases the author’s considerable wit, but reveals a welcome contrast between the worldly woman and the Bible’s… Read more

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09
Jul2016

Acceptance the main mission

by Mark Hadley

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Finding Dory RELEASE DATE: 16 June 201 RATING: G The BFG RELEASE DATE: 30 June 2016 RATING: Yet to be classified at press time Finding Dory is set in the Pacific Ocean, one year after the events of Finding Nemo. Dory, the forgetful blue tang, has taken up residence with Marlin and Nemo, the clownfish… Read more

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05
Jun2016

Misfits forge family ties

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Hunt for the Wilderpeople DISTRIBUTOR: Madman RELEASE DATE: 26 May 2016 RATING: PG for mild themes & coarse language The Hunt for the Wilderpeople is a wry New Zealand adventure that well reflects the laconic sense of humour thriving on both sides of the Tasman ‘ditch’. This story about a troubled boy and a misfit… Read more

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05
May2016

Resolving regrets

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A Month of Sundays DISTRIBUTOR: Nix Co. RELEASE DATE: 28 April 2016 RATING: PG ‘You’ll never see anything like it in a month of Sundays’ was a favourite expression in the farming community I grew up in, and it serves as a suitable title for a new Australian drama starring Anthony LaPaglia. It’s an endearing… Read more

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05
Apr2016

Law of the jungle

by Mark Hadley

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The Jungle Book DISTRIBUTOR: Disney RELEASE DATE: 7 April 2016 (Vic, Qld, Tas, NT); 14 April 2016 (NSW, WA, ACT, SA) RATING: PG A new imagining of Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book will attempt to entertain young audiences by combining the best elements of past productions – the playful joys of the classic 1967 Disney… Read more

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