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MEANING
The Grey - A suspenseful story about a depressed oil refinery worker in Alaska who leads six co-workers struggling to survive after their plane crashes in the wilderness.
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The Grey - A suspenseful story about a depressed oil refinery worker in Alaska who leads six co-workers struggling to survive after their plane crashes in the wilderness.
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NURTURING
Declaration of War - An extraordinary French film about the emotional education of a couple with a seriously ill infant.
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Declaration of War - An extraordinary French film about the emotional education of a couple with a seriously ill infant.
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REVERENCE
Big Miracle - A thematically rich drama about the efforts to save three trapped whales that speaks volumes about cross-cultural misunderstandings, media circuses, and the good that can rise to surface when opposing groups work together.
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Big Miracle - A thematically rich drama about the efforts to save three trapped whales that speaks volumes about cross-cultural misunderstandings, media circuses, and the good that can rise to surface when opposing groups work together.
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SHADOW
Coriolanus - A modern-day version of the Shakespeare play about the toxic results of rage, starring and directed by Ralph Fiennes.
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Coriolanus - A modern-day version of the Shakespeare play about the toxic results of rage, starring and directed by Ralph Fiennes.
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TRANSFORMATION
Chronicle - A scary and sad movie about a victim of bullies who becomes what he hates most when he gets some mysterious superpowers.
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Chronicle - A scary and sad movie about a victim of bullies who becomes what he hates most when he gets some mysterious superpowers.
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Recent Releases
JUSTICE
Lula, Son of Brazil - A biopicture about the formative early years of one of Brazil's most famous presidents whose muse and advocate was his beloved mother.
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Lula, Son of Brazil - A biopicture about the formative early years of one of Brazil's most famous presidents whose muse and advocate was his beloved mother.
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MEANING
John Mellencamp: It's About You - A striking musical documentary about rock singer and songwriter John Mellencamp and the changes overtaking this musical genre and the heartland of America.
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John Mellencamp: It's About You - A striking musical documentary about rock singer and songwriter John Mellencamp and the changes overtaking this musical genre and the heartland of America.
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QUESTING
Pariah - A powerful coming-of-age drama about a creative and inexperienced African-American lesbian who tries to be true to herself.
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Pariah - A powerful coming-of-age drama about a creative and inexperienced African-American lesbian who tries to be true to herself.
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SHADOW
A Separation - A searing Iranian film about divisiveness as a toxin in relationships.
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A Separation - A searing Iranian film about divisiveness as a toxin in relationships.
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YOU
The Iron Lady - An Academy-award caliber performance by Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher the Prime Minister revealing how her refusal to compromise trashed a nation and increased the gap between the rich and the poor.
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The Iron Lady - An Academy-award caliber performance by Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher the Prime Minister revealing how her refusal to compromise trashed a nation and increased the gap between the rich and the poor.
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Movies about Miracles: See quotes about miracles and our selection of 16 movies about miraculous events in the lives of ordinary people
Playing with God: Movies reveal how mere humans respond when God comes calling.
Meditating on The Passion of the Christ: links to our review, a meditation based on the stations of the cross and scenes from the movie, and reviews of 30 books about Jesus.
Joan of Arcadia: our review of the late and very missed series, the most spiritually literate shows ever on TV, plus executive producer Barbara Hall's Ten Commandments of Joan of Arcadia
The Decalogue: Polish film director Krzysztof Kieslowski's masterpiece: ten one-hour films about the Ten Commandments � now on video/DVD.
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Philip Groning:
Director of Into Great Silence
Tim McCanlies:
Director of Secondhand Lions
Bahman Ghobadi:
Director of the Iranian film Turtles Can Fly
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• Into Great Silence: the documentary about the Cathusian monks of Grand Chartreuse
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