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Faith and forgiveness in The Shack

May 29, 2017 Adrian Drayton

The Shack is one of those books that everyone has read and has an opinion on, so when Stuart Hazeldine

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Lion

May 3, 2017April 28, 2017 Russell Matthews 0 Comment #adoption, #devpatel, #india, #lionmovie, #russellingrevs, A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley, Australia, David Wenham, Dev Patel, Finding our way back home, homecoming, Nicole Kidman, Rooney Mara

Growing up in Hobart, Tasmania for the majority of his life, Saroo Brierley (Dev Patel) knew that he was adopted from India,

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La La Land

May 3, 2017April 28, 2017 Russell Matthews 0 Comment #lalaland, #russellingrevs, Cinematic fusion, Damien Chazelle, Emma Stone, Is Jazz dead?, la la land, musical, Ryan Gosling, Whiplash

“How are you gonna be a revolutionary if you’re such a traditionalist? You hold onto the past, but jazz is

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Reel Dialogue goes to the Oscars with ThinkChristian

February 24, 2017February 24, 2017 Adrian Drayton

ThinkChristian is, like Reel Dialogue interested in where faith and films can intersect and they have released an excellent guide

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Arrival

February 22, 2017March 31, 2017 Russell Matthews #amyadams, #arrival, #reeldialogue, #russellingrevs, alien invasion, Aliens, Amy Adams, Anarchy, Denis Villeneuve (Sicario), Forest Whitaker, Jeremy Renner, Linguistics, What language do you speak?, World peace

In a world of celebrating diversity, can the very thing that defines different societies be the very thing that could

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The Light Between Oceans

February 8, 2017January 20, 2017 Russell Matthews #russellingrevs, #thelightbetweenoceans, Abduction, Alicia Vikander, Derek Cianofrance, Lighthouse, M.L. Stedman, Michael Fassbender, PTSD, Rachel Weisz, Tasmania, Western Australia, World War I

M.L. Stedman’s novel comes to life on screen with this harrowing portrayal of life through the lens of a lighthouse

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Sully

December 14, 2016December 22, 2016 Russell Matthews 0 Comment

How do you define a hero? Do they put on capes and appear in comic books or are they ordinary

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The BFG

December 7, 2016October 29, 2016 Russell Matthews

(PG) Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Bill Hader This film seems to offer a perfect combination by bringing together one of

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Suicide Squad

December 7, 2016October 29, 2016 Russell Matthews #batman, #joker, #russellingrevs, #suicidesquad, #warnerbrothers, Cara Delevingne, David Ayer, DC Extended Universe, Jai Courtney, Jared Leto, Joel Kinnaman, Margot Robbie, Scott Eastwood, Viola Davis, Will Smith

(M) Joel Kinnaman, Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Jai Courtney, Jay Hernandez, Cara Delevingne Suicide Squad is one of the most anticipated films of the year. Can

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Nerve

November 30, 2016October 29, 2016 Russell Matthews #nerve, #reeldialogue, #russellingrevs, #watcherOrPlayer, Can we truly live anonymous lives? What is the root of all evil?, Dave Franco, Emily Meade, Emma Roberts, Henry Joost, Identity theft, Truth or Dare

Vee (Emma Roberts) is at a crossroads of her life and must decide which path to choose. High school is

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Protect your church from copyright breaches

June 9, 2017 Adrian Drayton Comments Off

Showcasing sermons through YouTube clips and film screenings is common place in digital ministry, which also means the ever-present risk

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The School Holiday Survival Pack – April 2017

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Why Christians should watch movies

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