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Movie Reviews
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Written by Ronald P. Salfen
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Tuesday, 31 August 2010 21:55 |
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Spoofing is a delicate business. You can be so subtle that the viewers hardly know you’re playing a parody of your own part. Then there are self-parodies, even when they aren't meant to be. |
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Movie Reviews
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Written by Ronald P. Salfen
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Friday, 27 August 2010 17:06 |
“Get Low” is one of those “niche” movies that feature a cast warmly embraced by the aging Baby Boomers such as yours truly: Robert Duvall, Bill Murray, Sissy Spacek. How could it go wrong?
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Movie Reviews
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Written by Ronald P. Salfen
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Friday, 27 August 2010 17:05 |
“Takers” is one of those high-adrenaline joy rides that’s both a good story and well-crafted visually. This one works, and it will do well at the box office.
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Movie Reviews
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Written by Ronald P. Salfen
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Friday, 27 August 2010 17:04 |
This is one of those films that you’re rooting for to work really well, but it’s sort of a mixed bag, which is a shame, because it’s an inspiring true story.
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Movie Reviews
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Written by Ronald P. Salfen
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Friday, 27 August 2010 15:36 |
“Animal Kingdom” has that gritty, hand-held camera feel of low-budget forays, and sure enough, we recognize hardly anybody on the screen, but all that anonymity somehow adds to the realistic dilemma of the main character: “J” Cody (James Frecheville), a 17-year-old who is having to grow up way too fast.
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Movie Reviews
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Written by Ronald P. Salfen
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Friday, 27 August 2010 15:24 |
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“The Expendables” is a really sad action/adventure movie, because it features a collection of old, over-the-hill tough guys who seem like stunted adolescents, unsure what to do with themselves except throw knives at dart boards, smoke cigars, drive loud motorcycles, and make fun of each other. |
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Movie Reviews
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Written by Ronald P. Salfen
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Friday, 27 August 2010 15:23 |
It was bound to happen. Video games are so popular among the youth that the current “niche” movie for the under-twenties looks like … a video game.
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Movie Reviews
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Written by Ronald P. Salfen
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Friday, 27 August 2010 15:21 |
“The Switch” is one of those movies that appears to be a romantic comedy, therefore you go in expecting something kind of silly and predictable. Thankfully, it is neither.
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Movie Reviews
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Written by reviewed by Ronald P. Salfen
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Monday, 23 August 2010 14:59 |
reviewed by Ronald P. Salfen
I love it when filmmakers re-create the Roman era, complete with the togas, the chariots, the Greek-influenced architecture. Of course, many of the now-familiar Roman soldier outfits have been used to shoot films about the life and times of Jesus of Nazareth. But there are plenty of other locales and eras to consider as well: such as Alexandria, Egypt, in the 4th century.
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Book Reviews
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Written by The Presbyterian Outlook
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Sunday, 22 August 2010 19:38 |
Spiritual Leadership for Church Officers: A Handbook
by Joan S. Gray
Geneva Press, Louisville, Kentucky 2009
reviewed by Roy W. Howard
In the Acts of the Apostles Luke describes the beginning of the Church: On the day of Pentecost when the believers were gathered for prayer, the Spirit of God came upon them; they were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues, as the Spirit gave them ability. |
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Book Reviews
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Written by Joel A. Alvis Jr.
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Sunday, 22 August 2010 19:36 |
Transitional Ministry: A Time for Opportunity
edited by Molly Dale Smith. Foreword by Loren Mead.
Church Publishing, 2009. Pb., 194 pp. $20.
reviewed by Joel A. Alvis Jr.
When a church is without a pastor, there is anxiety and uncertainty. For many years a church in this situation was referred to as “vacant.” But it was obvious this did not mean the church was empty. Rather it meant the pulpit did not have a “permanent” occupant.
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