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The Oscars the 94th Academy Awards 2022

The Oscars the 94th Academy Awards 2022

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Nightmare Alley (2021) By Guillermo del Toro - Movie Review

Nightmare Alley (2021) By Guillermo del Toro - Movie Review

Nightmare Alley (2021) Director: Guillermo del Toro Writers: Guillermo del Toro, Kim Morgan (screenplay by) William Lindsay Gresham (based on the novel by) Stars: Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoe, Richard Jenkins, Rooney Mara, Ron Perlman, Peter MacNeill,...


The Batman (2022) By Matt Reeves - Movie Review

The Batman (2022) By Matt Reeves - Movie Review

The Batman 2022 Directed by: Matt Reeves Writers: Matt Reeves, Peter Craig, Bill Finger (Batman created by) Stars: Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Jeffrey Wright, Colin Farrell, Paul Dano, John Turturro, Andy Serkis, Peter Sarsgaard, Jayme Lawson, Rupert Penry-Jones Runtime: 175min...


Book Of The Month For March 2022:  Eternal Anthems: The Story Behind Your Favorite Hymns

Book Of The Month For March 2022: Eternal Anthems: The Story Behind Your Favorite Hymns

Posted in 2022 / Faith / Faithfulness / issuesetc.org / Book of the Month

Eternal Anthems: The Story Behind Your Favorite Hymns by Concordia Publishing House 2022 / Paperback / 224 Pages Overview Have you wondered why our beloved hymns were written? What influenced the writers to craft these words that proclaim the Gospel? Learn more about the words you love to...


Death on the Nile (2022) By Kenneth Branagh - Movie Review

Death on the Nile (2022) By Kenneth Branagh - Movie Review

Death on the Nile (2022) Directed by: Kenneth Branagh Writers: Michael Green (screenplay by) Agatha Christie (based upon the novel by) Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Gal Gadot, Armie Hammer, Emma Mackey, Rose Leslie, Annette Bening, Tom Bateman, Sophie Okonedo, Letitia Wright, Ali Fazal, Russell...


Don't Look Up (2021) By Adam McKay - Movie Review

Don't Look Up (2021) By Adam McKay - Movie Review

Don't Look Up (2021) Directed by: Adam McKay Writers: Adam McKay (screenplay) David Sirota (story by) Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett, Rob Morgan, Jonah Hill, Mark Rylance, Tyler Perry, Timothée Chalamet, Ron Perlman, Ariana Grande, Kid Cudi, Himesh...


Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) by Jon Watts - Movie Review

Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) by Jon Watts - Movie Review

Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) Directed by: Jon Watts Writers: Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers (screenplay) Stan Lee, Steve Ditko (based on the Marvel comic book by) Stars: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, Marisa Tomei, Jon Favreau, Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, Willem Dafoe, Alfred Molina,...


Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) Jason Reitman - Movie Review

Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) Jason Reitman - Movie Review

Ghostbusters: Afterlife 2021 by Jason Reitman Writers: Gil Kenan, Jason Reitman (written by) Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis (based on the 1984 Ghostbusters, written by) Stars: Mckenna Grace, Logan Kim, Finn Wolfhard, Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon, Celeste O'Connor, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson,...


The French Dispatch (2021) by Wes Anderson - Movie Review

The French Dispatch (2021) by Wes Anderson - Movie Review

The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun (2021) by Wes Anderson Writers: Wes Anderson (story and screenplay by), Roman Coppola, Hugo Guinness, Jason Schwartzman (story by) Stars: Benicio Del Toro, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Léa Seydoux, Frances McDormand, Timothée Chalamet,...


DUNE: Part One (2021) By Denis Villeneuve - Movie Review

DUNE: Part One (2021) By Denis Villeneuve - Movie Review

Dune: Part One by Denis Villeneuve Writers: Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve, Eric Roth (screenplay by) Frank Herbert (based on the novel Dune written by) Stars: Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Zendaya, Oscar Isaac, Jason Momoa, Stellan Skarsgård, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Josh Brolin,...


No Time To Die (2021) By Cary Joji Fukunaga - Movie Review

No Time To Die (2021) By Cary Joji Fukunaga - Movie Review

No Time to Die (2021) by Cary Joji Fukunaga Writers: Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, Cary Joji Fukunaga, Phoebe Waller-Bridge (screenplay by), Ian Fleming (character by) Stars: Daniel Craig, Léa Seydoux, Rami Malek, Lashana Lynch, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris, Rory Kinnear, Jeffrey...


The Suicide Squad (2021) By James Gunn - Movie Review

The Suicide Squad (2021) By James Gunn - Movie Review

The Suicide Squad 2021 Director: James Gunn Writer: James Gunn Stars: Margot Robbie, Idris Elba, John Cena, Sylvester Stallone, Daniela Melchior, David Dastmalchian, Viola Davis, Joel Kinnaman, Jai Courtney, Michael Rooker, Nathan Fillion, Peter Capaldi, Juan Diego Botto, Joaquín Cosio, Sean...


The Green Knight (2021) By David Lowery - Movie Review

The Green Knight (2021) By David Lowery - Movie Review

The Green Knight (2021) by David Lowery Writer: David Lowery (Screenplay), Anonymous (late 14th-century Middle English chivalric romance poem) Stars: Dev Patel, Alicia Vikander, Sarita Choudhury, Sean Harris, Kate Dickie, Ralph Ineson, Barry Keoghan, Erin Kellyman, Joel Edgerton,...


Book Of the Month for June 2021:  Look Inside Connected to Christ: Witnessing in Everyday Life

Book Of the Month for June 2021: Look Inside Connected to Christ: Witnessing in Everyday Life

Posted in 2021 / Evangelism / issuesetc.org / KFUOam.org / Book of the Month

Connected to Christ: Witnessing in Everyday Life By Mark Wood 2021/Paperback / 112 Pages Overview: Witnessing starts simply: with one person, broken by sin, speaking to another broken person. Together, they follow the Holy Spirit’s guidance to find the ultimate Healer: Christ. It...


Cruella (2021) By Craig Gillespie - Movie Review

Cruella (2021) By Craig Gillespie - Movie Review

Cruella (2021) Director: Craig Gillespie Writers: Dana Fox and Tony McNamara (screenplay by) Aline Brosh McKenna, Kelly Marcel and Steve Zissis (story by) Dodie Smith (based upon the novel "One Hundred and One Dalmatians" by) Stars: Emma Stone, Emma Thompson, Joel Fry, Paul Walter Hauser,...


A Quiet Place Part II (2020) By John Krasinski - Movie Review

A Quiet Place Part II (2020) By John Krasinski - Movie Review

A Quiet Place Part II (2020) Director: John Krasinski Writer: John Krasinski (written by) Scott Beck, Bryan Woods (characters by) Stars: Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, Cillian Murphy, Noah Jupe, Djimon Hounsou, Zachary Golinger, John Krasinski Runtime: 97 min Rated: 14A (Canada) Rated PG-13...


Book Of The Month For May 2021:  The Spirituality of the Cross - Third Edition

Book Of The Month For May 2021: The Spirituality of the Cross - Third Edition

The Spirituality of the Cross - Third Edition by Gene Edward Veith Jr. 2021 / Paperback / 248 Pages Overview: Spirituality: the lived, vital, personal dimension of Christianity. The topic of spirituality in Christianity is muddled with mysticism rather than the mysteries of Christ:...


Book Of The Month For April 2021:  Words of Strength and Promise: Devotions for Youth

Book Of The Month For April 2021: Words of Strength and Promise: Devotions for Youth

Words of Strength and Promise: Devotions for Youth by Concordia Publishing House 2021 / Hardback / 240 Pages Overview Teens need devotions written for them, to them, about things they're going through. Sometimes it might be uncomfortable to go to a trusted adult or a pastor about...


Mulan (2020) By Niki Caro - Movie Review

Mulan (2020) By Niki Caro - Movie Review

Mulan (2020) Director: Niki Caro Writers: Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Lauren Hynek & Elizabeth Martin (screenplay by) Stars: Yifei Liu, Donnie Yen, Li Gong, Jet Li, Jason Scott Lee, Yoson An, Tzi Ma, Rosalind Chao, Pei-Pei Cheng, Xana Tang, Ron Yuan, Jun Yu, Chen Tang, Doua Moua, Jimmy...


The Mandalorian - Season 2 The Marshal (2020) by Jon Favreau

The Mandalorian - Season 2 The Marshal (2020) by Jon Favreau

The Mandalorian (2020) Director: Jon Favreau Writer: Jon Favreau (written and created by) George Lucas (based on STAR WARS by) Stars: Pedro Pascal, Amy Sedaris, John Leguizamo, Timothy Olyphant, Temuera Morrison, W. Earl Brown, Miguel A. Lopez and Xavier Jimenez Runtime: 52 min Rated: TV-14...