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Top 100 Favorite Films: 2017 Edition

January 4, 2017by Indie Outlook Leave a comment

A few years ago, I was asked by a friend to rank my Top Five Favorite Films. It was so daunting to limit my list to only five titles that […]

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Bela Lugosi in Tod Browning’s “Dracula.” Courtesy of Universal Pictures.

The Walking Undead: Universal’s Classic “Dracula” Films

October 4, 2015by Indie Outlook Leave a comment

If Universal’s classic series of interlocking monster movies stands as the forbearer to Marvel’s current superhero franchise, then Dracula is surely the original Iron Man. His film was the one […]

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Bunny Beatty, Kathleen Lockhart, Gene Lockhart, Terry Kilburn, Muriel Kearney, John O’Day and June Lockhart in Edwin L. Marin’s “A Christmas Carol.” Courtesy of Turner Classic Movies.

A “Christmas Carol” Worth Remembering

December 1, 2014by Indie Outlook Leave a comment

With every holiday comes family traditions, and one of my favorites is to watch my parents argue over which film version of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” is the best. […]

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Lenore Banks in Harold Cronk’s “God’s Not Dead.” Courtesy of Pure Flix Productions.

Wandering in the Wilderness: Christian Indies of 2014

August 8, 2014by Indie Outlook Leave a comment

At its highest level, cinema can serve as a religious experience. It can strengthen our spiritual connection to the world around us while bringing us closer to life’s mysteries, illuminating […]

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Julian Schnabel’s “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.” Courtesy of Miramax.

Top 100 Favorite Films

May 13, 2014by Indie Outlook Leave a comment

I was recently asked by a friend to rank my Top Five Favorite Films. It was so daunting to limit my list to only five titles that I decided to […]

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“Groundhog Day” screenwriter Danny Rubin. Courtesy of Francis Donald.

Danny Rubin on “Groundhog Day”

January 30, 2014by Indie Outlook Leave a comment

Since its release in February of 1993, Harold Ramis’s comic masterpiece, “Groundhog Day,” has proven to be the sort of cinematic treasure that reaps bountiful rewards on repeat viewings, thus […]

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Claude Heater and Charlton Heston star in William Wyler’s “Ben-Hur.” Courtesy of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Top Ten Biblical Films

January 23, 2014by Indie Outlook Leave a comment

What makes a great biblical film? Is it the accuracy of its script to the original text, the sheer magnitude of its spectacle or its popularity with churchgoing audiences? For […]

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Hilary Audus’s “The Snowman and the Snowdog.” Courtesy of NCircle Entertainment.

“The Snowman and the Snowdog” Captures Magic of Original

December 29, 2013by Indie Outlook Leave a comment

Whenever I’m asked about what films I consider to be the best ever made, the titles that pop into my head are a smorgasbord of revered classics (“Citizen Kane,” “It’s […]

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