Woody’s penchant for self-sacrifice is just one of the aspects that has been recycled for “Toy Story 4” and while you would have to be a Grinch to find any faults in the new film, there are a few.
John Anderson
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When love overcame violence after the Charleston Church shooting
On June 17, 2015, a 23-year-old white supremacist killed nine African-Americans during a Bible study at the historic Emanuel A.M.E. Church.
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Review: ‘Rocketman’ gives us Elton John’s redemption story
There is a very Christian concept underlying “Rocketman,” namely Elton’s redemption—even if it is from his own biography.
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‘Aladdin’ comes (mostly) to life in Disney’s latest remake
There was a moment during “Aladdin” when I thought, “This would have made a terrific animated movie.”
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‘Tolkien’: a portrait of the artist as a young scholar
The John Ronald Reuel Tolkien of Dome Karukoski’s film has all the raw ingredients he needs to become J. R. R. Tolkien.
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“Mary Magdalene” is a fierce, feminist parable
The new film is in many ways an act of love, an effort to tell its story both freshly and honestly, with fidelity to Scripture.
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Review: “Peterloo” is a look into the effects of politics, trauma and class
Under a remarkably convincing recreation of 1819 England is both the brutality and the self-righteousness exhibited by the haves, when the have-nots ask for more.
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‘Jesus: His Life’: a fresh take on the world’s most studied character
A new series on History approaches Jesus and his followers as humans rather than as stained-glass icons.
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Review: The life of Bing Crosby, continued
Crosby was the most Catholic superstar the United States has ever seen.
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The Catholic past of Hercule Poirot
Who, exactly, was the fastidious, mustachioed Hercule Poirot?