Movie Review
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Movie ReviewsDragnet Season 1 (1951) – 4 free episodes
TV series 1951 / 26 minutes each RATING: 7/10 In the 1950s fans of Dragnet could not only watch it on TV, but listen to it…
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FamilyOvercomer
Drama /Family 2019 / 119 minutes RATING: 7/10 This was going to be John Harrison’s year. The high school basketball coach had all his best…
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AnimatedThe Lord of the Rings animated “trilogy”
Peter Jackson wasn’t the first to put J.R.R. Tolkien’s books on film. Two decades before the first of Jackson’s live-action/CGI films hit theaters, three animated versions were…
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DramaThe Silver Fleet
Drama / Black and White / War 1943 / 88 minutes RATING: 7/10 This is a well-done, almost unknown World War II film told from…
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DramaTortured for Christ
Historical drama 77 minutes / 2018 RATING: 8/10 Tortured for Christ is a must-see film about Richard Wurmbrand’s courageous and faithful stand against the Soviets…
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FamilyThe Wild Brothers: 8-episode DVD series (+ free vlog series)
Reality / Documentary Each episode is 28-30 min / 2015-2016 Rating: 7/10 Everyone in our family enjoyed this DVD series, from our 2-year-old all the…
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Family20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Family / Classic 127 minutes / 1954 RATING 7/10 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is a childhood favorite that I’ve been looking forward to sharing…
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DocumentaryWait till it’s free
Documentary 2014 / 82 minutes Rating: 9/10 Why would Canadians be interested in watching a Scotsman take a look at the American healthcare system? Because…
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DramaFlying Tigers
Drama / War / Black and White 104 minutes / 1942 RATING: 7/10 On January 3, 1942, just one month after Japan’s sneak attack on…
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AnimatedCurious George: Royal Monkey
Animated / Children’s 2019 / 86 minutes RATING: 7/10 In this homage to The Prince and the Pauper, our monkey friend George accidentally switches places with his…
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DocumentaryIndoctrination: Public Schools and the Decline of Christianity in America
Documentary 102 minutes; 2011 Rating 9/10 Two interviews with public school teacher Sarah LaVerdiere serve as stunning bookends for Colin Gunn’s investigation into the anti-Christian…
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DramaC.S. Lewis onstage: the most reluctant convert
Biographical drama 76 minutes / 2018 RATING: 7/10 Imagine having the opportunity to go back in time and visit with C.S. Lewis, and not just…
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DocumentaryCitizenFour
Documentary 113 minutes / 2014 RATING 7/10 In 2013 Edward Snowden let the world know that their emails, phone calls, text messages, and everything they…
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DocumentaryFlight: the Genius of Birds
Documentary 63 minutes, 2013 Rating: 9/10 I watched this with my three-year-old daughter and we had the exact same reaction: “Wow!” Flight takes a look…
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DramaJohn Hus: A journey of no return
Docudrama 2015 /55 minutes Rating: 7/10 This docudrama covers the last months of Reformer Jan Hus’s (1369-1415) life when he was imprisoned and awaiting trial…
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DocumentaryBabies are murdered here
Documentary 2014 / 54 minutes Rating: 8/10 This must-see is first and foremost an encouragement for anyone sitting on the sidelines to get active and…
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DocumentaryThe Riot and The Dance
Documentary 2018 / 83 minutes Rating: 8/10 Biologist Gordon Wilson is excited about God’s creation, and it’s catching! In The Riot and the Dance, Wilson explores…
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DramaI can only imagine
Drama 2018 / 110 minutes Rating: 8/10 This is the life story of MercyMe singer Bart Millard, or, more specifically, it’s the story of what…
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AnimatedMinuscule: Valley of the Lost Ants
Animated / Family 2014 / 89 minutes Rating: 8/10 In this utterly unique film, a lost ladybug teams up with a colony of black ants…
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DramaAudacity: Love can’t stay silent
Drama 50 minutes / 2015 Rating: 8/10 I once thought that the main flaw with so many Christian movies was that they were sermons disguised…
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DramaUnbroken: Path to Redemption
Drama / Christian 98 minutes / 2018 RATING: 8/10 Unbroken, Laura Hillenbrand’s 2010 best-selling biography of Louis Zamperini was so good two movies have been based…
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DramaGosnell: the trial of America’s biggest serial killer
Drama 2018 / 93 minutes RATING: 8/10 “Are you going to be the first prosecutor in American history to charge an abortion doctor with murder?”…
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DocumentaryCONNECT: Real help for parenting kids in a social media world
Documentary 70 minutes / 2018 RATING: 8/10 Connect offers “real help for parenting kids in a social media world” and the host, Kirk Cameron, starts things…
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FamilySwallows and Amazons
Drama / Family 2016 / 96 minutes RATING: 7/10 I remember my older brother reading Arthur Ransome’s Swallows and Amazons to me when I was very young,…
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AnimatedThe Boxcar Children: Surprise Island
Animated / Children 82 minutes / 2018 RATING: 6/10 My kids loved this – we rented it for two nights, and they asked to watch…
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DramaThe Seahawk
Drama / Action 109 minutes / 1940 RATING: 8/10 While The Seahawk is set in 1585, and pitches Spain against England, this film was all…
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FamilyBorn free
Family / Drama 1966 / 95 minutes RATING: 8/10 When a man-eating lion has to be shot, and his mate too, three little cubs are…
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FamilyThe absent-minded professor
Family 1961 / 96 minutes RATING: 8/10 The classic begins with a bang – a lab accident blows up Ned Brainard’s garage and leaves the…
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Movie Reviews4 fun family-friendly films
Don’t know what to watch with the family tonight? If you have some younger children, here’s four possibilities that might just fit the bill. (And…
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Movie listsMartin at the movies
All four of these films can be viewed, for free at RedeemTV.com (you will have to sign up for a free account and provide your…
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FamilySwiss Family Robinson
Drama/Adventure 126 min/1960 RATING: 8/10 Based on the classic 1812 Johann Wyss book, Swiss Family Robinson tells the tale of a family of five that gets shipwrecked…
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FamilyCity of Ember
Adventure/Family 95 min/2008 RATING: 7/10 For humanity’s remnant to survive they have to hide deep underground for 200 years in a specially prepared city –…
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FamilyCondorman
Action/Adventure 90 min/ 1981 RATING: 7/10 When comic book creator Woody Wilkins gets the chance to help out the CIA he jumps at it. But…
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AnimatedThe Peanuts Movie
Animated 88 min/2015 RATING: 9/10 The comic strip Peanuts was always a little hit and miss for me. I liked Linus and Snoopy and PigPen…