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Category Archives: Uplifting Films
You’ve Got Mail Has the Perfect Solution to a Love Square
I promised I would avoid talking about Miraculous: The Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir several months ago. But I have to break that commitment in this article. I recently discovered that a 1998 movie entitled You’ve Got Mail has … Continue reading
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Tagged films, internet, love, meg ryan, miraculous, movie review, movies, romance, romantic comedy, tom hanks, TV shows, you've got mail
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The Saddest Christmas Story I’ve Ever Seen
“If they would rather die,” said Scrooge, “they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population.” These famous words are from Charles Dickens’ classic story A Christmas Carol. They demonstrate Ebeneezer Scrooge’s appalling lack of empathy for the poor … Continue reading
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Tagged animated films, christmas, disney, films, holiday, movie review, movies, sad, short film
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A Book That Makes Me Cry on Every Page
Few pieces of entertainment have the power to make me cry. For example, the scenes in Beauty and the Beast (1991) where the Beast releases Belle and she returns just in time to watch him die always draw tears from … Continue reading
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Tagged annette k larsen, author, books, characters, inspiration, relationships, romance, sad, saving marilee
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21 Incredibly Rewarding Moments in The Fugitive (Part 3)
We’re in the home stretch. In Part 1 and Part 2 of this article, we went through the first 14 immensely rewarding moments in The Fugitive that make it endlessly rewatchable. But the movie isn’t out of tricks yet. It’s … Continue reading
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Tagged action movies, films, fugitive, harrison ford, movie review, movies, movies based on tv shows, tommy lee jones
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21 Incredibly Rewarding Moments in The Fugitive (Part 2)
Let’s not waste any time on introductions. If you read Part 1, you know we’re talking about the 21 most satisfying moments in The Fugitive. We ended at #7 last time, and we’ll pick right up with #8.
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Tagged action movies, films, fugitive, harrison ford, movie review, movies, movies based on tv shows, tommy lee jones
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21 Incredibly Rewarding Moments in The Fugitive (Part 1)
The Fugitive is one of my favorite movies of all time. It’s a flawless film, which is incredible given that it started principal photography with an unfinished script. I recently realized that the reason the movie is so great to … Continue reading
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Tagged action movies, films, fugitive, harrison ford, movie review, movies, movies based on tv shows, tommy lee jones
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The Latent Christianity of Star Trek
Star Trek is a Christian TV show in the same way that the United States is a Christian nation. There’s very little explicit reference to Biblical teachings in the show’s scripts and in our country’s founding documents, but they are … Continue reading
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Tagged christian, Christianity, God, history, morality, science fiction, star trek, TV shows, videos
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Ghostbusters II Is the Movie We Need Right Now
I’ve noticed something interesting about myself. The times when I feel angry rarely come as the result of outside influences. I can usually deal with stress, rudeness, and even injustice without losing my temper. No, I tend to get angry … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, freedom, ghostbusters, God, liberty, personal, science fiction, sequels, statue of liberty, videos
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I’m a Fan of Emma
This isn’t going to be a typical article for me. It’ll be more personal because I’ll delve into my wife’s private life, while also being outside my wheelhouse because I’ll be reviewing a play instead of a movie. But I … Continue reading
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Tagged actors, books, emma, jane austen, movies based on books, musical, personal, play, stage, stage play
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Charlie’s Test in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
I started feeling an irresistible urge not long ago to write about Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, but I didn’t know why at first. I started obediently writing whatever thoughts came into my head, and I found that I … Continue reading
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Tagged children films, films, God, movie review, movies, movies based on books, musical, willy wonka
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