Each month, UMC.org publishes critical reviews of recently released movies and music. A critical review is one in which the writer describes and evaluates the work and supports this evaluation with clear evidence. Though UMC.org reviews works of all genres, these works are chosen based on their message. Meaning, we will only review movies and music that challenge us to ponder significant issues facing us as Christians. We look for what the works seem to be saying about relationships, values and the human condition.
MOVIE REVIEWS
My Sister’s Keeper
Rating: PG-13
Move over Old Yeller. Step aside Terms of Endearment. There’s a new top tear-jerker in town, and it’s a doozie. My Sister’s Keeper will wring your tear ducts dry, but it does it honestly through a heart-wrenching scenario that taps into deep and universal emotions. In a a story filled with joy and heartbreak, love and sacrifice, a loving, distraught family is caught between caring for one child who is dying of cancer and respecting the wishes of the other child who is her made-to-order medical donor.
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MUSIC REVIEWS
Yusuf (Cat Stevens)
Roadsinger
While the longtime Cat Stevens fan might wish for something more robust, we’re lucky to have his music back in any form. Roadsinger is a thoughtfully-crafted reminder of that good fortune, even if the singer himself is a lot further down the road.
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