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Tagged: Christian movies

· by Rob Kirchgassner · Apr 17, 2019

Let There Be Light (2017), Kevin Sorbo and Sean Hannity’s idea of a good movie

Easter is this week, and the movies that come to mind for many during this holiday are (naturally) It’s the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown as well as religious-based ones like The Robe, The Ten Commandments, and Ben-Hur.…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Nov 8, 2018

God’s Not Dead: A Light in Darkness (2018)

The Christian movie studio Pure Flix was around for nearly a decade before becoming a major faith-based player thanks to 2014’s God’s Not Dead. Maudlin and treacly and often violently disdainful of nonbelievers, God’s Not Dead nevertheless struck a…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Mar 21, 2018

God's Not Dead 2 (2016): Electric Bible-loo

Glory be to the Bad Movie Gods! Pure Flix, the makers of films aimed squarely at evangelical Christians, earned enough money from their excruciatingly awful (and inexplicably successful) 2014 release God’s Not Dead to continue making films based on the…

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· by Chelsey McQuitty · Feb 1, 2016

The Left Behind remake is as God-awful as the original

“This film really did nothing but confirm the fact that Nicolas Cage doesn’t really care anymore. He’ll take just about any part to pay off his huge debts, and do absolutely nothing with the role.”

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· by Chelsey McQuitty · May 12, 2015

God’s Not Dead (2014)

“The moral of the story appears to be clear: God may not be dead, but if you’re not a Christian, you soon will be, and He’ll make sure you have the most horrible, painful death possible.”

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· by Michael A. Novelli · Apr 28, 2014

Heaven is for Real is really dumb

“If there’s one quality that entertainment for Christians shares with video games made for pre-teen girls, it’s the idea that conflict is a dirty word.”