Review: Childlike Faith and ‘How to Train Your Dragon’

Last updated on: June 13, 2025 at 2:15 pm By DeWayne Hamby

The live-action How to Train Your Dragon sets a new standard for reimagining beloved animated stories. Rather than simply retelling the original, it reinterprets it with reverence and depth, resulting in not just a great adaptation—but a great film in its own right. Director Dean DeBlois, who co-created the animated franchise, returns to helm this reboot with the same heart and vision that endeared it to viewers. He strikes a delicate balance between nostalgia and novelty, honoring the soul of... Read more

DeBlois on Wonder, Heart of New ‘How to Train Your Dragon’

Last updated on: June 10, 2025 at 7:39 pm By DeWayne Hamby

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Director Dean DeBlois takes the beloved animated franchise “How to Train Your Dragon” into new territory with a live-action adaptation that manages to capture the heart and wonder of the original while offering a more mature storytelling experience. DeBlois, who previously helmed the animated trilogy and worked on Disney’s “Mulan,” approached the live-action project with a clear mission: to preserve the soul of the original while expanding its narrative depth. “If you’re going to do it, please let me do... Read more

Nicole C. Mullen on Historic Role in ‘The American Miracle’

Last updated on: June 9, 2025 at 9:30 pm By DeWayne Hamby

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Grammy Award-winning artist Nicole C. Mullen brings a powerful historical narrative to life in the upcoming docudrama “The American Miracle – Our Nation is No Accident,” shedding light on a remarkable yet overlooked chapter of American history. Mullen portrays Elizabeth Freeman, a groundbreaking but often unmentioned African American woman who secured her freedom in 1781 through a bold legal petition, becoming the first enslaved woman to successfully challenge slavery in the United States. “She stood before a white lawyer, a... Read more

RJ Halbert Brings ‘Caretaker’ to Life with Top Voice Cast

Last updated on: June 5, 2025 at 4:29 pm By DeWayne Hamby

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RJ Halbert, comprised of Jason and Rhonda Halbert, have transformed their supernatural thriller “Caretaker” into an immersive dramatic experience, recruiting an impressive ensemble of celebrity voices to bring their novel to life. Released on the one-year anniversary of the novel’s initial publication, the audiobook features performances by Kelly Clarkson, Amy Grant, and Eric Avari, among others. The project emerged from a deeply personal place of healing for the Halberts, who channeled their family’s traumatic experiences into the narrative. “The book... Read more

Review: In ‘John Wick: Ballerina,’ Eve Re-Enters the Garden

Last updated on: June 5, 2025 at 2:20 pm By DeWayne Hamby

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“From the World of John Wick: Ballerina” is the latest explosive entry in the action-packed franchise that first redefined the genre in 2014. Starring Ana de Armas as Eve, the film is a gripping spinoff that dovetails with the events of “John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum,” offering a fierce and emotional origin story for a rising assassin within the criminal underworld. Haunted by a tragic past, young Eve is taken in by the Ruska Roma under the command of... Read more

Big Daddy Weave Returns with ‘Let It Begin’

Last updated on: May 31, 2025 at 7:53 pm By DeWayne Hamby

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Curb Records group Big Daddy Weave returns with Let It Begin, their first studio album in six years — available everywhere now. Marking a powerful new chapter in the band’s journey, “Let It Begin” reflects a season of healing, hope, and heartfelt remembrance. As the follow-up to 2019’s “When The Light Comes,” the new project features deeply personal songs that testify to a faithful God who meets us in our darkest moments. Anchored in truth and overflowing with hope, “Let... Read more

Biblical Women the Focus of New FOX Series ‘The Faithful’

Last updated on: May 31, 2025 at 7:25 pm By DeWayne Hamby

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FOX Entertainment has ordered the Biblical event series, “The Faithful,” for Spring 2026, it was recently announced by Michael Thorn, President of FOX Television Network. This landmark drama — a six-episode limited series presented over three consecutive weeks during next Easter and Passover season – is based on The Old Testament’s Book of Genesis and told through the eyes of the courageous and passionate, yet flawed women whose descendants would shape three of the world’s great faiths: Judaism, Christianity and... Read more

Ben Fuller on Gratitude, New Project ‘Walk Through Fire’

Last updated on: May 31, 2025 at 7:02 pm By DeWayne Hamby

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Ben Fuller’s journey to the Cross culminates in his upcoming album “Walk Through Fire,” a testament to transformation through faith. Set for release on June 6, the 13-track album chronicles Fuller’s dramatic life change, emerging from years of substance abuse and destructive behaviors to a life centered on hope. “I found it in nothing besides the hope of Christ,” Fuller said. In the fall of 2019, at age 32, he encountered the gospel message that would revolutionize his life. Growing... Read more

Inspirational Drama ‘Finding Faith’ Explores Joy After Grief

Last updated on: May 23, 2025 at 9:31 pm By DeWayne Hamby

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Finding Faith, a powerful new inspirational thriller led by actress Paula Patton, is set to hit theaters nationwide on June 16, according to an announcement by Summer House Pictures, Black Bench Productions, and Third Eye Productions in collaboration with Fathom Entertainment. Directed and written by LazRael Lison (“Style Me for Christmas,” “Christmas Angel”), “Finding Faith” stars Patton as Faith Mitchell, a devoted wife whose life is upended by sudden tragedy. The film follows her emotional journey as she grapples with... Read more

What We Know So Far About ‘The Resurrection of the Christ’

Last updated on: May 23, 2025 at 3:13 pm By DeWayne Hamby

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Mel Gibson is set to return to the director’s chair for “The Resurrection of the Christ,” a long-anticipated follow-up to his groundbreaking 2004 film “The Passion of the Christ.” Lionsgate will distribute the project, the studio recently announced. The film reunites Gibson and producer Bruce Davey under their Icon Productions banner with Lionsgate, which previously partnered with the director on the Oscar-nominated “Hacksaw Ridge” and the upcoming thriller “Flight Risk.” “The Resurrection” will explore the three days between the crucifixion... Read more