Rebecca Ellen Kurtz | January 28, 2009
One of the best vampire novels of all time comes to life in a film which miraculously stays close to the actual novel. This film is for history and vampire lovers alike. Not a gore fest horror flick, Interview with the Vampire portrays Louis - a vampire suffering from his lifestyle, Lestat - [...]
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Tags: brad pitt, interview with the vampire, kirsten dunst, movie review, supernatural, tom cruise, vampire
Rebecca Ellen Kurtz | September 5, 2008
Ninth Gate
In this famous Roman Polanski film, a group of Devil obsessed occultists are killing each other to be the first to piece three novels together supposedly written by Lucifer during the Medieval Ages. Supposedly, whoever can open the Ninth Gate will meet the Devil, become like God, and [...]
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Rebecca Ellen Kurtz | September 5, 2008
Amityville Horror
This movie was SCARY! It has been forever since I have seen a movie that made me jump this much. If you like the adrenaline of fear pumping through your veins - this is a must. The documentary that goes with it will also send shivers down your spine. There [...]
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Tags: ghost, haunting, movie review, possession
Rebecca Ellen Kurtz | September 5, 2008
The Exorcist
This is based on a true story and numerous accounts have been given of demonic possession after playing with ouiji boards. When a person willingly opens the gate to contact with spirits, that person invites them to play with their life. Unfortunately, the rejoinder action is not pleasant. Keep in mind [...]
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Rebecca Ellen Kurtz | September 5, 2008
Rosemary’s Baby, D: Roman Polanski, released in1968 by Paramount
In the film Rosemary’s Baby a struggling actor makes a deal with some elderly Satanists to allow his wife Rosemary (unbeknownst to her) to be the mother of Satan’s baby in order to become famous. The wife barely takes the drug [...]
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Tags: movie review, Satan, sex
Rebecca Ellen Kurtz | September 4, 2008
The Devil’s Advocate, D: Taylor Hackford, released in 1997 by Warner Brothers
Keanu Reeves once again shows up in a supernatural film based on a world of nephilim, demons, and a devil. This time the always victorious lawyer Reeves is lured to the big city by the most prestigious law firm in the world, but as [...]
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Tags: demon, devil, movie review, nephilim
Rebecca Ellen Kurtz | September 4, 2008
Ghost Rider, D:Mark Steven Johnson, released in 2007 by Columbia Pictures
In this tale, a human motorcycle daredevil, Johnny Blaze, is tricked into selling his soul to the devil because the devil needs a bounty hunter to collect other damned souls and to fight against anyone who rises up against the him.
The Devil promises to cure [...]
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Tags: devil, movie review, sell soul
Rebecca Ellen Kurtz | September 4, 2008
Angel Heart, D: Allan Parker, released in 1987 by TriStar Pictures
In this detective mystery, Louis Cyphre (Lucifer) played by Robert Deniro hires a private investigator to find Johnny Favorite, a former client who owes collateral to Mr. Cyphre at his death for the help received at the beginning of his crooner career. Mr. Cyphre explains [...]
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Tags: Lucifer, movie review, Satan, selling a soul, voodoo
Rebecca Ellen Kurtz | August 19, 2008
The film, The Prophecy, as a whole seems to be a theological question on how humans should view angels and fallen angels - a dialogue free from superstitions and fictional accounts colored by medieval tales created to strike fear in the heart of man. A new question presented is whether or not angels have souls. [...]
Category: Book & Film Reflections, Theology & Messianic Judaism |
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Tags: angels, fallen angels, Gabriel, Lucifer, movie review, prophecy, Satan, soul, spirit, The Prophecy, Viggo Mortenson