Lars and the Real Girl 2007 • Rated PG-13 Directed by Craig Gillespie Review by Craig Detweiler Take a lonely, conflicted young man in a frozen Midwest setting. Add an anatomically correct, blow-up doll named Bianca. Put them both in a chaste church setting. And somehow, the creators of Lars and The Real Girl produce one of the sweetest, most transcendent films of 2007. Lars and the Real Girl is a sheer delight. Like the gentle character Lars Lindstrom, it is ...

Behold the Lamb ©1999 Andrew Peterson ~ Listening to Andrew Peterson's music you will discover a reflectice, creative artist who many have compared to the late Rich Mullins but if you venture a visit to his Rabbit Room website you will find that he is leading a movement of Christians serious about faith intersecting with culture. He is a singer, songwriter, blogger, and writer of children's fantasy books. His work is both a source of thoughtful reflection and one of the inspirations for me to start viaRenovo. We will certainly be featuring more of Andrew's work in the future, but for now ...

Up Pixar Animation Studios 2009 • Rated PG Directed by Pete Docker & Bob Peterson There is a lot of beauty is Pixar's latest film Up (released on DVD 11/10/09), not the least of which is the stunning animation, brilliant colors and spot-on "set design". But the transformative power of the story lies in two primary relationships: Carl and his wife Ellie and later, Carl and young Russell. The former relationship (which technically last through only the first 11 ...