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Film Forum

Film Forum, was a weekly roundup of what Christian critics are saying about new and noteworthy movies. The column was discontinued in March 2007, but its author, Jeffrey Overstreet, is now doing an alternative version at his personal website, Looking Closer.

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Wilberforce Amazes; Film Forum Moves On
In Film Forum's final week at CT Movies, Jeffrey Overstreet reflects on the column's seven-year run. Plus: Wilberforce's testimony dazzles us in Amazing Grace, but The Astronaut Farmer, The Number 23, and Reno 911: Miami are disappointing.
by Jeffrey Overstreet | posted 03/01/07

A Fine Bridge, a Campy Cage, and a Conflicted Catholic
What did Christian film critics make of the new family film Bridge to Terabithia, hellish comic book hero (played by Nicolas Cage) in Ghost Rider, or the conflicted Catholic criminal of Breach? What did they think? Find out, along with more reviews of Music and Lyrics and Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls.
by Jeffrey Overstreet | posted 02/22/07

Sin Eater "Mediocre"; Norbit, Hannibal Awful
The Last Sin Eater gets some thumbs up, some down; Norbit's naughty; and Hannibal Rising falls flat on its own masked face. Plus, Factory Girl and Breaking and Entering.
by Jeffrey Overstreet | posted 02/15/07

Messengers' Message Mixed
Christian critics weigh in on The Messengers, Because I Said So, Factory Girl, Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple, and more.
by Peter T. Chattaway | posted 02/08/07

Epic? Not This Crass Movie
Christian critics weigh in on Epic Movie, Smokin' Aces, Catch and Release, Blood and Chocolate, and Seraphim Falls. Plus, more reviews of Alpha Dog, Family Law, and a few Academy Award nominees.
by Peter T. Chattaway | posted 02/01/07

A Memorable Trip to the Emergency Room
The Death of Mr. Lazarescu wins year-end raves, but who saw it? Plus, reviews of God Grew Tired of Us, The Hitcher, and additional reviews of Pan's Labyrinth, Miss Potter, Letters from Iwo Jima, The Good German, Thr3e, and Primeval.
by Jeffrey Overstreet | posted 01/25/07

Miss Potter charms Christian critics
Christian film reviewers recommend Miss Potter and, to a lesser degree, Stomp the Yard. They also weigh in on Alpha Dog, Notes on a Scandal, Primeval, and Arthur and the Invisibles. Plus, more views on Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, Freedom Writers, The Queen, Children of Men, Venus, The Painted Veil, and Code Name: The Cleaner, and a comparison of Stranger than Fiction and Facing the Giants.
by Jeffrey Overstreet | posted 01/18/07

Thr3e Thumbs Down for 'Christian Thriller'
Christian film critics are frustrated by Thr3e, but inspired by Freedom Writers. Plus, reviews of Venus, Happily N'Ever After, The Painted Veil, and Code Name: The Cleaner.
by Jeffrey Overstreet | posted 01/11/07

Dreamgirls, Children, Iwo Jima and more
Christian critics consider Dreamgirls, Children of Men, Letters from Iwo Jima, Pan's Labyrinth, We Are Marshall, The Good Shepherd, and Night at the Museum. Plus, new reviews of Rocky Balboa, The Pursuit of Happyness, and Charlotte's Web.
by Jeffrey Overstreet | posted 01/04/07

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