Jul2016
Acceptance the main mission
by Mark Hadley
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
Jun2016
Misfits forge family ties
by Mark Hadley
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
May2016
Resolving regrets
by Mark Hadley
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
Apr2016
Law of the jungle
by Mark Hadley
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
Mar2016
In search of a body
by Mark Hadley
Risen DISTRIBUTOR: Sony RELEASE DATE: 19 February 2016 RATING: M There are many books you might send your Christian friends to if they have questions about the resurrection, including Frank Morrison’s Who Moved The Stone?, but not many films. Until now. Risen addresses many key arguments sceptics wage on the most amazing event in human… Read more
Feb2016
Shining light on truth
by Mark Hadley
Spotlight DISTRIBUTOR: Entertainment One RELEASE DATE: 28 January 2016 RATING: M Spotlight tells the story of the one-in-a-million article that made a worldwide difference. When an investigation by reporters at The Boston Globe uncovers unusual patterns revealing systemic protection of paedophile priests, they not only shock the world, they also provide the seeds for a… Read more
Dec2015
Ready, willing and available
by Reid Matthias
The phone startled me. I wasn’t expecting the phone to ring while we were on holidays a few days before General Convention at Rochedale. His voice was soft, with a trace of an accent—German, I think. ‘Hello, Reid, this is Matthias Prenzler.’ After a few brief pleasantries, Matthias reached the apex of why he was… Read more
Dec2015
Christmas blows away fog about God
by Rev Dr Steen Olsen
You can’t focus on fog. Many have rather foggy ideas about God. For some, God is vaguely tied up with our religious feelings. For others, ‘god’ is an impersonal force that works through all religions to bring peace on earth and goodwill among people. Even the Australian prime minister (at the time of writing) has… Read more
Nov2015
An answer to 43,903 days of prayer
by Rachel Kuchel
A current of energy ran through the air, for it was a much-anticipated day. It was 120 years, two months and thirteen days in the making, or (if you like) 43,903 days. Much prayer had gone into the day, you can be sure of that. Seventeen years of joint prayer, according to Everard Leske’s history… Read more
Nov2015
The artist speaks
by Reid Matthias
On the western edge of the Lockyer Valley, the Toowoomba Range stands as a silent sentinel. Throughout the day, the hills reflect different hues from the sun. It is an amazing thing to see them redirected from the early morning greens to the afternoon browns and then the lavender that springs across the ridges in… Read more
