Bret loves a good story—be it a movie, show, or video game—and enjoys geeking out about things like plot and story structure. He has a blast reading and writing fiction and has penned several short stories and screenplays. He and his wife love to kayak the many beautiful Colorado lakes with their dog.
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Summer is gone and fall is here. But Hollywood still has plenty of films lined up for families. Here are 10 to keep your eye on.
Horrifying and beautiful, 2004’s ‘The Passion of the Christ’ portrays the final hours of Jesus’ life with unflinching, graphic violence.
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‘By Any Means,’ a crime-thriller period drama set in 1960s Mississippi, tells us that an eye for an eye will make things right … eventually.
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A charming take on the romcom formula can’t save ‘Finding Emily’ from falling into a content trap that includes sexual and LGBT content.
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‘Spa Weekend’ is less like a mud bath at a luxury spa and more like a messy wallow in a problematic pigsty.
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‘Elijah Peel’ tells a redemptive tale with a Gospel-centered message despite a few discordant notes in the content department.
‘Jacka–: Best and Last’ comes with all the perverse spectacle you’d expect from Johnny Knoxville’s shock-cringe comedy-stunt creation.
Monogamous marriage is scorned while polyamory is praised in the lecherous, vulgar and disquieting ‘The Invite.’
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‘One Night Only’ is a sex-obsessed romcom with some seriously mixed messages—and a rash of sexual situations and vulgar dialogue.
