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The “Skeleton Movie”
Coco is the first Pixar film to take on matters of the afterlife—including death, Heaven, quasi-purgatory, and the communion of saints—and it is entertaining and heartwarming […]
Articles by Nick Olszyk
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Ridley Scott’s robotic emptiness
The questions of man’s essence and existence in Blade Runner 2049 is a revolving door, always moving but never going anywhere. […]
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No river, but plenty of wind
There are many hard choices made in Wind River. Some are cowardly, others heroic. Yet few—especially the final one—are merciful. […]
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“Cars 3″ is a new—but not improved—”Cars 2”
MPAA Rating: G USCCB Rating: A-I Reel Rating: 2 reels out of 5 The original Cars was beloved by fans and a majority of critics; Cars 2 – to put it mildly – was not. […]
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Cruise’s entombed catastrophe: “The Mummy” is dead on arrival
MPAA Rating: PG-13 USCCB Rating: A-III Reel Rating: 2 out of 5 reels This version of The Mummy is the second remake of the 1932 original, and theoretically it is the first in a reboot […]
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“Wonder Woman” is one of the best superhero movies ever made
MPAA Rating: PG-13 USCCB Rating: A-III Reel Rating: 4 out of 5 reels Following the enormous success of Marvel’s cinematic franchise, Warner Brothers attempted to start their own comic movie universe in 2013 with Man […]
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“Born in China” highlights the wonder of creation, points to the reality of a Creator
MPAA Rating: G USCCB Rating: A-I Reel Rating: (3 out of 5 reels) In 1947, Walt Disney had Alfred and Elma Milotte shoot footage of the seals living on the Pribilof Islands of Alaska. Some […]
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Making a cinematic case for Christ
MPAA Rating: PG USCCB Rating: A-II Reel Rating: (4 out of 5 reels) Christianity in America is going through a bit of an identity crisis, to put it mildly. In the last thirty years, there […]
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Disney’s dreary, banal tale of the times
MPAA Rating: PG USCCB Rating: L Reel Rating: (2 out of 5 reels) The last three years have seen no less than four live action adaptations of Disney animated classics (Maleficent, Cinderella, The Jungle Book, […]
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The pain of two fathers: A review of “The Shack”
MPAA Rating: PG-13 USCCB Rating: AIII Reel Rating: (3 out of 5 reels) I first read The Shack soon after it reached its zenith of fame in 2009, on its way to 10 million copies […]