Reviews – October 2014

25/09/2014 | Reform

How to be busy, yet faithful

Forgetful Heart: Remembering God in a distracted world Lucy Mills
Darton, Longman + Todd £9.99

This book was written to encourage those who have a deep-rooted desire to live out faith in the world, … Read More

Reviews – September 2014

22/08/2014 | Reform

The greatest ape

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Directed by Matt Reeves Certificate 12A, 130 minutes Released on 17 July

Charlton Heston cursing humanity – “God damn you all to hell!” – at the close of the original … Read More

Reviews – July/August 2014

27/06/2014 | Reform

Small is delicious

Chef Directed by Jon Favreau Certificate 15, 114 minutes Released 25 June

A talented guy gets the chance to produce his objets d’art with a larger budget and a bigger team, but a little less freedom. This … Read More

Reviews – June 2014

27/05/2014 | Reform

Questions are not enough

Transcendence Directed by Wally Pfister Certificate 12A, 119 minutes Released on 25 April

Sitting recently with a distinguished elderly couple who had just faced the possibility of imminent death, I was struck by how often older … Read More

Reviews – May 2014

28/04/2014 | Reform

An earnest epic

Noah Directed by Darren Aronofsky Certificate 12A, 137 minutes Released on 4 April

After years of controversy, Noah – Darren Aronofsky’s blood-and-thunder biblical epic – has finally been released. Bad press began in 2012, when a leaked … Read More

Reviews – April 2014

27/03/2014 | Reform

Paying for the sins
 of the fathers

Calvary Directed by John Michael McDonagh Certificate 15, 100 minutes Released on 11 April

Brendan Gleeson’s Father James is a better priest than we are used to seeing on screen. A man of … Read More