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Favorite Movies
Favorite Movies: The Sound of Music
December 28, 2025
Favorite Movies: The Sound of Music
December 28, 2025

The timeless film that I watched at my grandmother’s rings just as true today.

December 28, 2025
Favorite Movies: The Night of the Hunter
September 12, 2025
Favorite Movies: The Night of the Hunter
September 12, 2025

What does a 1955 film from a first-time director have to say to us today? A great deal, in fact.

September 12, 2025
Favorite Movies: Se7en
September 15, 2023
Favorite Movies: Se7en
September 15, 2023

Se7en is a film you will never forget once you have seen it.

September 15, 2023
Favorite Movies: The Irishman
May 25, 2020
Favorite Movies: The Irishman
May 25, 2020

Martin Scorsese’s epic film is a fantastic achievement across the board, and it has already become a favorite of mine.

May 25, 2020
Favorite Movies: Lawrence of Arabia
September 7, 2019
Favorite Movies: Lawrence of Arabia
September 7, 2019

This cinema classic is one that must be seen on the big screen.

September 7, 2019
Favorite Movies: The Shawshank Redemption
April 8, 2019
Favorite Movies: The Shawshank Redemption
April 8, 2019

This modern classic has given us some of the great characters and scenes in movie history.

April 8, 2019
Favorite Movies: Raging Bull
December 18, 2018
Favorite Movies: Raging Bull
December 18, 2018

Martin Scorsese’s Raging Bull is a brutally poignant film about guilt and what it does to the soul.

December 18, 2018
Favorite Movies: The Tree of Life
September 12, 2018
Favorite Movies: The Tree of Life
September 12, 2018

Terrence Malick’s masterpiece is a cinematic prayer that moves me in ways few other films can.

September 12, 2018
Favorite Movies: Network
April 3, 2018
Favorite Movies: Network
April 3, 2018

A prophetic film about media sensationalism and corruption with incredible performances and arguably the greatest screenplay of all time.

April 3, 2018
Favorite Movies: The Silence of the Lambs
February 17, 2018
Favorite Movies: The Silence of the Lambs
February 17, 2018

This classic film combines the intimate and the gruesome with some of the greatest film characters ever - most notably Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling.

February 17, 2018
Favorite Movies: Doubt
February 14, 2018
Favorite Movies: Doubt
February 14, 2018

Doubt tackles difficult subject matter while always keeping the spiritual questioning inherent in its title at the center of the story.

February 14, 2018
Favorite Movies: 12 Angry Men
January 25, 2018
Favorite Movies: 12 Angry Men
January 25, 2018

This 1957 Sidney Lumet classic deals with many of the same issues we see in today's headlines.

January 25, 2018
Favorite Movies: The Seventh Seal
November 7, 2017
Favorite Movies: The Seventh Seal
November 7, 2017

This classic Bergman epic focuses on subjects most films wouldn't touch - death and the silence of God.

November 7, 2017
Favorite Movies: Contact
October 18, 2017
Favorite Movies: Contact
October 18, 2017

A beautifully touching film that shows us how doubt and faith can coexist.

October 18, 2017
Favorite Movies: Apocalypse Now
October 11, 2017
Favorite Movies: Apocalypse Now
October 11, 2017

A legendary film that forces us to confront the horror of what war does to our souls.

October 11, 2017
Favorite Movies: Whiplash
October 2, 2017
Favorite Movies: Whiplash
October 2, 2017

An intense look at the obsessed artist with a supporting turn for the ages from J.K. Simmons.

October 2, 2017
Favorite Movies: Silence
September 19, 2017
Favorite Movies: Silence
September 19, 2017

Silence is the most profoundly-moving depiction of faith I have ever seen in a film.

September 19, 2017
Favorite Movies: The Empire Strikes Back
September 13, 2017
Favorite Movies: The Empire Strikes Back
September 13, 2017

The classic trilogy reaches its peak in this film - one of the all-time great sequels.

September 13, 2017
Favorite Movies: The Godfather
August 28, 2017
Favorite Movies: The Godfather
August 28, 2017

An absolute film classic that gives us scene after legendary scene.

August 28, 2017
Favorite Movies: The Parent Trap (1998)
August 23, 2017
Favorite Movies: The Parent Trap (1998)
August 23, 2017

A fun, heartwarming film that uses smart writing to enthrall us in a timeless tale.

August 23, 2017
Favorite Movies: 12 Years a Slave
August 21, 2017
Favorite Movies: 12 Years a Slave
August 21, 2017

If there's any movie that should be required viewing for every American, I think it should be this one.

August 21, 2017
Favorite Movies: The Return of the King
August 14, 2017
Favorite Movies: The Return of the King
August 14, 2017

An epic fantasy journey that, despite its grand scale, works on the power of its small moments.

August 14, 2017
Favorite Movies: Drive
August 9, 2017
Favorite Movies: Drive
August 9, 2017

A stylish, brooding film with a fantastic soundtrack that looks at the nature of its characters with a contemplative eye.

August 9, 2017
Favorite Movies: No Country for Old Men
August 7, 2017
Favorite Movies: No Country for Old Men
August 7, 2017

If I had to pick a favorite film of all-time, I would pick No Country for Old Men. Let me tell you why...

August 7, 2017
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My Love for Movies and a Few Thoughts on Content
August 9, 2017
My Love for Movies and a Few Thoughts on Content
August 9, 2017

A primer on the movie content you'll find on this site.

August 9, 2017

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