Contributor: Bob Waliszewski

Shrek 2

Shrek and Fiona are back in another dazzlingly animated adventure in fairy tale land. But beware the sexually confused Pinocchio and blips of crude humor…

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Linsanity

Linsanity’s tagline reads, “Undrafted, unwanted, unwavering.” And those three words sum up this Jeremy Lin documentary well. Sometimes we just need to be reminded to persevere through adversity, to keep our faith alive and to look to God to show up miraculously.

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Parkland

John F. Kennedy was rushed to Parkland Memorial Hospital for treatment after he was shot in Dallas’ Dealey Plaza. Fifty years later, this film follows him there.

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Unstoppable

Motivated by the death of a teenage family friend, Kirk Cameron tackles the difficult subject of why we experience pain and suffering.

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Extreme Ops

This is what you’d get if you crossed ‘The Fast and the Furious’ with a Warren Miller film.

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Flicka 2

Tim McGraw and Alison Lohman have been replaced with Clint Black and Tammin Sursok in this direct-to-video horse-centric sequel.

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Hanging Up

Three career-minded sisters have drifted apart over the years, but when their father winds up ill and is feared dying, the trio struggles to get beyond their differences.

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Cheaper by the Dozen

This movie features 12 children just like its 1950s predecessor. Beyond that, there’s little that connects the two except the fact that both resonate with a strong pro-family tone.

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Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid

It’s “Jurassic Park” with snakes replacing dinosaurs and a boat trip standing in for the jeep ride—but with harsher language and racier innuendo.

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Not Today

By highlighting the plight of one father and one daughter in India, Not Today tackles the subject of human trafficking in microcosm, while painting a broader picture globally.

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Trippin’

Obscenities. Teenage sex. Sexual daydreams. Violentfantasies. Plenty of reason to steer clear.

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Freaky Friday (2003)

“If you want to understand my world, walk a mile in my moccasins.” This Disney switcheroo classic gets a makeover.

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Drumline

Imagine a world in which the biggest draw to collegiate stadiums is the battle between marching bands, not football teams.

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The Lost Medallion

Nice guy Daniel is cornered into telling some orphan kids a story. The only problem is, he doesn’t know any good ones. Does this movie?

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Open Range

Had this been a Roy Rogers, Gene Autry or Hopalong Cassidy flick, the bad guys would fall without the bloody closeups.

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