The Wachowskis have created something truly unique. This is unlike anything you've ever seen at the movies, which means it may not be for everyone. I said earlier that this movie was going to be the surprise hit of the year. Was I right? Read on to find out.
 

Like every child who has made up stories, every one of us has stories we desire to fulfill. Inside our minds, they may feel like nothing more fantasy and false hope. But if we simply let them out, pretty soon we will find that the very longings of our heart are our reality.

Not only does God know every detail of who we are, He created us to be that way, and He saw that it was good. Not only does He tell us stories about how much we mean to Him, He bet his own life on ours that we might see how much He truly wants us.

A photograph reveals the truth, but it may not reveal everything. A documentary may well reveal the truth, but rarely will it reveal everything. Does the information garnered from these prisoners justify the means used? Are we safer because of this?

Transformation is often a key to making a movie a worthwhile experience. We long to see someone's life taken from the downward spiral it is in to find newness and meaning. Can such a transformation begin merely by finding a hat?

This coming Friday, the much-anticipated sequel to The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe comes to local theaters...  And at HJ, we're more than ready.

For months now, Mark Sommer has been covering all the Narnia News that's fit to print.  Be sure to check in regularly, starting today, at HJ's Narnia Features for Mark's articles about what he saw and heard at the Narnia press junket in NYC last weekend.

Yo Snyder has also written a pessimistic preview of the film that might push your buttons!

Also be sure to check out the work of novelist Regina Doman and Andrew Townsend at HJ's Narnia Features.  The two have been covering the entire seven books of the Chronicles; just yesterday, they wrapped up The Last Battle...

This is no big-budget studio personality drama.  It's a quiet, thoughtful examination of a very human and compassionate relationship between a chef with a troubled past and a waitress with a troubled present.  So why is a film this simple so enjoyable?