The Good Dinosaur: Mormon Movie Guy Review
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View ArticleIn the Heart of the Sea: A Whale of a Tale
When I had to read Moby Dick in college, I was not a fan. It was a book with too much description of the details of whaling for my young and unformed taste. So, with latent memories of long hours...
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Movies to Brighten Your Christmas (and Where to Stream Them)
With the holidays upon us, many families like to cuddle up with their cocoa or eggnog, light the fire, and put on a Christmas movie. The good news is that there are plenty of family-friendly options....
View ArticleStar Wars- The Force Awakens: Mormon Movie Guy Review
WHAT’S IT ABOUT? A rogue storm trooper teams up with a scavenger and others to fight the evil First Order. IS IT ANY GOOD? Director JJ Abrams (Star Trek) and screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan (The Empire...
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Three Reasons Latter-day Saints Love the New Star Wars
Star Wars, the Force Awakens has blasted all records for dollars earned the first weekend, so apparently everybody loves this primal battle of good and evil. But Latter-day Saints especially resonate...
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Now Streaming: Mormon Action Comedies
In 1999 I was a die-hard Jackie Chan fan, seventeen years old, and on the student council of our large LDS seminary in Mesa, Arizona. With a love of the Gospel, a soft spot for cheesy seminary videos...
View ArticleRental Recommendations: The Walk and Shaun the Sheep
To sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE. January is usually a dry month at the movie theater, but there are plenty of worthwhile new release options to enjoy with your family at...
View ArticleKung Fu Panda 3 Caps Trilogy on a High Note
To sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE. Note: A non-denominational version of this review appears on Brother Decker’s site Your Family Expert. WHAT’S KUNG FU PANDA 3 ABOUT? Po...
View ArticleTwo New Films About The Savior to Be Released
To sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE. Today marks the wide release of Risen, starring Joseph Fiennes (Luther) as a Roman soldier tasked with hunting down the corpse of Jesus...
View ArticleDon’t Miss New Movie “Risen”
To sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE. Editors’ Note from Maurine and Scot Proctor: We would call this a don’t-miss movie. It is refreshing to see Hollywood do so well with a...
View ArticleFirst Teaser for New Saturday’s Warrior Film Released
The much anticipated film adaptation of the musical Saturday’s Warrior has just released its first sneak peak. The teaser has fans buzzing about this film set to arrive in Utah theaters on April 1. If...
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Mormon Tabernacle Choir President Excited over “Singing with Angels”
Hollywood films may have big, multimillion dollar budgets, but “Singing with Angels”, opening Friday, March 11 in 25 theaters in Utah, Idaho and Nevada has something nobody else can boast—the entire...
View ArticleReview: Singing With Angels is Best When Music Does the Talking
To sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE. WHAT’S SINGING WITH ANGELS ABOUT? A woman finds renewed faith and strength singing with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir while facing several...
View ArticleNew LDS Film Explores Life of Jesus Through the Eyes of the Child
To sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE. A man named John the Baptist catches the attention of young siblings Samuel and Mary. They don’t get the chance to stay and listen to his...
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Saturday’s Warrior: Will a Stage Production of the 70’s Attract an Audience...
The new film version of Saturday’s Warrior will hit the theaters Friday, April 1, but last night at its VIP premiere, casts from many of the former productions and the video joined to give the movie a...
View ArticleRandom Acts: A TV Show that Highlights Kindness with a Hidden Camera
To sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE. BYUtv is doing something novel with its all-new, unscripted, half-hour hidden-camera show, Random Acts which debuts Monday, April 4th at...
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The Young Messiah: Mormon Movie Guy Review
To sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE. WHAT’S THE YOUNG MESSIAH ABOUT? Based on the Anne Rice novel Christ Our Lord: Out of Egypt, this film explores the fictionalized,...
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Saturday’s Warrior: Mormon Movie Guy Review
To sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE. WHAT’S SATURDAY’S WARRIOR ABOUT? Several siblings leave heaven for Earth, experiencing together the struggles of mortal life in this...
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The Jungle Book: Mormon Movie Guy Review
To sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE. A nondenominational version of this review may be found at yourfamilyexpert.com. WHAT’S THE JUNGLE BOOK ABOUT? A boy, raised by animals in...
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