Hilarious ‘Selfie Dad’ leads ‘5 Family-Friendly Things’ for June
Editor’s note: This monthly series, “5 Family-Friendly Things,” spotlights five family-friendly entertainment choices in film and home entertainment. The number of faith-based comedy films that are truly funny can be counted on one hand. There’s Mom’s Night Out. And The Resurrection of Gavin Stone. And Christian Mingle. And … well … that’s about it. Unless you toss in stand-up comedy DVDs—which I didn’t for this list—there simply...
‘FIVE THINGS’ REVIEW: ‘The Chosen’ is the best thing to binge during the pandemic
Editor’s note: This monthly series, “5 Family-Friendly Things,” spotlights five family-friendly entertainment choices on film, DVDs, streaming or television. Have you ever watched a television series that was good at the beginning, great by the second act and left you begging for more when the credits rolled? Such is the case with The Chosen, the eight-part crowdfunded series about Jesus and his followers that was released in 2019 but...
Free trial of VidAngel leads this month’s family-friendly lineup
4 Christian companies offering free streaming stuff in April Editor’s note: This monthly series, “5 Family-Friendly Things,” spotlights five family-friendly entertainment choices on film, DVDs, streaming or television If your only definition of streaming is “Netflix,” then April is a great time to try something new. That’s because multiple family-friendly services—including four of the best ones—are offering free streaming...
REVIEW: ‘I Still Believe’ is a powerful romantic film every teen should see
The faith-based film “I Still Believe” releases in theaters this weekend, telling the true story of Christian singer Jeremy Camp’s marriage to his first wife, Melissa, who was diagnosed with cancer. Melissa is a cheerful, optimistic college student who promised her sister she wouldn’t get distracted by romance this semester. But then a new student named Jeremy entered her life. He’s outgoing. And funny. And, like her, a Christian....
REVIEW: Disney’s ‘Onward’ celebrates fatherhood, brotherly love
The Disney-Pixar animated film ‘Onward,’ now in theaters, follows two brothers on a back-country quest to meet the father they’ve always missed. Ian and Barley Lightfoot are two elf brothers who seemingly are polar opposites. Ian—a 16-year-old high schooler—is skinny, awkward and struggles to make friends. Barley—a 19-year-old in the middle of his gap year—is husky, confident and boisterous. They have little in common on the surface,...
