Film Friday

Film Friday

A weekly Movie Moment that brings the Bible to life.

Film Friday: Eddie the Eagle

Michael ‘Eddie’ Edwards is going to be an Olympic athlete. He is sure of it. From an early age he begins training and telling others about it. He remains optimistic, …

Film Friday: My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2

When Paris Vardolos is trying to decide which college to go to she suddenly finds that the whole family have pitched up to help her make her choice. YouTube video …

Film Friday: The Reader

In West Germany in 1959 teenager Michael Berg embarks on a passionate love affair with tram conductor Hannah. Then one day she leaves her flat and disappears. Several years later …

Film Friday: The Finest Hours

This is the true story of an extraordinary rescue attempt by Bernie Webber’s coastguard crew. When the SS Pendleton was caught in one of the worst storms off Cape Cod, the …

Film Friday: Spotlight

When the Spotlight team at The Boston Globe newspaper go looking for a new story, they are steered towards a case of abuse in the church. As they follow the …

Film Friday: Joy

Joy’s family life is none too ordinary. Her ex-husband and father both live in the basement of her house, while her mother lies on her bed all day and saturates …

Film Friday: The Revenant

It’s the 1820s, and fur trapper Hugh Glass is left in a grave by two of his fellow hunters after a brutal bear attack. He must survive severe weather, harsh …

Film Friday: Dad’s Army

When the unlikely heroes of Walmington-on-Sea set out on a training mission to catch a spy (otherwise known as Sergeant Wilson) they adopt cunning disguises for moving about undetected in …

Film Friday: Daddy’s Home

Brad Whitaker is stepdad to Dylan and Megan. He is trying hard to win their affection and respect when their biological father Dusty comes for a visit. With, as they …

Film Friday: Edge of Tomorrow

Aliens have crash-landed on earth and begun to take over the planet. Major William Cage goes into action with the army to try and defeat them, and in so doing …

Film Friday: The Hateful Eight

Quentin Tarantino’s 8th movie is very much in keeping with his previous films – talkie, violent, extreme and shocking. But it also takes its time, aside from the copious buckets …

Film Friday: In the Heart of the Sea

The crew of the Whaleship Essex go searching for yes… whales, and the precious oil within them, only to encounter a monster of a white whale, hell-bent on wrecking them. …

Film Friday: Ex Machina

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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Film Friday: Bridge of Spies

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Film Friday: Christmas with the Coopers

There can be a terrible pressure to make everything appear right at Christmas. To suddenly make the days merry and bright. In fact, this pressure alone is enough to make …

Film Friday Christmas Day Classic: Miracle on 34th Street

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMXk048h3XQ I love this scene where Father Christmas meets a girl who has no hearing and immediately starts signing in order to communicate with her. He quickly chooses the language …

Film Friday Festive Classic: It’s a Wonderful Life

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Film Friday: The Dressmaker

When Tilly Dunnage returns to the town of her childhood, armed with a Singer sewing machine, she hopes to repair the wounds of the past. Hounded out as a ten …

Film Friday: The Lady in the Van

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