In “White House Down” (rated PG-13) John Cale works for private security, but it’s his dream to be part of the Secret Service. Not only does he want to protect the President, but he hopes to provide a better life for his daughter. So when he has the chance to interview to be part of the Secret Service, he travels…
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Sully and Mike, the dynamic duo scare team from Disney Pixar’s “Monsters, Inc.” return for the prequel, “Monsters University” (rated G). This time, we follow the guys as the attend college, meet each other, and try to balance each other out. Mike is the better student, but everyone thinks…
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He looks like us, but he is not actually of this earth. Instead, he’s come from outside of our world to be a beacon of something better, and to save us from all the scary stuff out there that’s coming after us. It’s the story of Superman, and this summer, it’s in the form of blockbuster, “Man of Steel”…
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Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn need jobs. Well, their characters do in the movie “The Internship”. Both middle aged, they lose their jobs as salesmen, so they decided to try for jobs at Google. Well, not so much jobs as internships. Being the old guys, they’re assigned to a team with the misfits and leftovers,…
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After Earth (rated PG-13) is a film about survival and the bond between a father and son. Cypher Raige hasn’t always been a great dad to son Katai (played by real life father and son Will and Jaden Smith). But when their spaceship crash lands on a future earth devoid of humans and full of deadly wildlife and Cypher is injured,…
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The movie “Not Today” (rated PG-13) follows Caden Welles, a rich 20-year old traveling the world on a whim. After refusing to help a man and his daughter in India, his conscience gets the best of him. But when he goes back to help, he discovers that the father has been forced to sell his daughter into slavery. Taking the…
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The newest entry in the Star Trek series hits theaters this weekend, and I got a chance to sit down and talk with Bob Waliszewski from Plugged In about it. The new film Star Trek: Into Darkness, rated PG-13, is a follow up to the 2009 film Star Trek, a reboot of the original series that aired back in the 60’s. In this film…
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Baz Luhrmann brought you his retelling of Romeo + Juliet and the tale of Moulin Rouge. Now he returns with “The Great Gatsby” starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, and Tobey Maguire. DiCaprio plays the title character, who’s throwing lavish parties at his Long Island mansion in the hopes they’ll…
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Driving through Kansas City this morning, I was scanning the dial looking for the new Life station that we are launching at Northwestern Media. I happened upon a sports talk station and was reminding why “Love, Hope, Family” are my radio themes of choice. Secular talk radio, if you haven’t noticed, has gotten…
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A secure password could be the difference between money in the bank, or an empty account. So how do you stay more secure online?
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Do you ever wish you could leave your frantic lifestyle behind, for a more soulful way of living? It starts by learning how to say the word ‘no.’
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We have some solutions and suggestions for the most common relationship problems.
Do we bless the Lord and trust Him for our future? Faith says we do despite what pit we find ourselves in.
