West Side Presbyterian Church
Seattle, Washington



Past Reviews

Movie title followed by review date (month/year) and rating.


 

 

Jay Maurer, a member of West Side Presbyterian Church, is a long-term movie buff and former college teacher of The Film as Literature. He has written movie reviews for The Good News (West Side newsletter) since 2002.

If you have comments or questions about the movie (or play) reviews, please contact Jay at dramachap@msn.com.

Ratings are expressed in increments of ¼ star.
A rating of 2 ½ stars or higher is meant to be a recommendation.
1 star: poor
2 stars: minimally satisfactory
3 stars: quite good
4 stars: superb

Criteria for determining the ratings:

  • Reflection, either explicit or implicit, of Christian values, including suitability of language and lack of gratuitous violence
  • Quality of the acting
  • Originality
  • Unity of the entire picture
  • Substance, or in the words of C.S. Lewis, weight

Other Christian movie review Web sites:
Plugged In Online
ChristianityTodayMovies.com