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The 10 Most Frightening Films of 2009
With Halloween right around the corner, we were really torn on what scary angle to take with the Hit List. With last week's release of Cirque du Freak, stills of John C. Reilly inspired a "bad costume ideas" theme... Instead, we settled on featuring what, to us, were the most frightening movie experiences of the year. Because Halloween films really are not very scary!

Christmas Carol, A (2009)
Scrooge Goes Action Hero

Yo, 11/05/2009

Disney's new motion capture animated version of this tale is one of the most energetic and action-packed yet. And while
it remains mostly true to the Dickens classic, it misses some of the more subtle poignancy of the original.

Fourth Kind, The (2009)
Can Aliens and Faith Coexist?

Mike Furches, 11/07/2009

Can people of faith also believe in Aliens? What is going on regarding all of the UFOs and supposed alien abductions? The Fourth Kind is a first-person tale with a twist, one that worked for at least this one person doing the review.

Men Who Stare at Goats, The (2009)
Believing the Unbelievable

Elisabeth Leitch, 11/06/2009

You might think Bob Wilton's story started when he met his wife or got his job. But it actually started when he stepped up
to the higher plane of the New Earth Army. And so will our story begin when step into the spiritual reality of God's truth.

Antichrist (2009)
Fallen Nature, Fallen People

Darrel Manson, 11/01/2009

Antichrist is the outgrowth of von Trier's bout with depression. It is filled with his own anxieties, nightmares and terrors.
It is in every sense a horror film: there is blood, danger, and a strong sense of evil seeking to control lives.

Education, An (2009)
Lessons from the School of Life

Darrel Manson, 11/05/2009

The idea that comes to mind as I look back on this film is a line from the story of Adam and Eve: "Now, the serpent was more crafty than any other wild animal..."

Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire (2009)
Uncompromising

Maurice Broaddus, 11/06/2009

Precious has bought in to so many lies about herself, she doesn't realize her true beauty, a thing all too often often determined from the outside. She finds herself asking "Do you see beauty in me? Am I worth another glance?"

Christmas Carol, A (2009): Scrooge Goes Action Hero

Fourth Kind, The (2009): Can Aliens and Faith Coexist?

Men Who Stare at Goats, The (2009): Believing the Unbelievable

Antichrist (2009): Fallen Nature, Fallen People

Education, An (2009): Lessons from the School of Life

Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009): Uncompromising

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Up (2009)

Everything You Wanted Know

Yo, 11/02/2009

Soon on DVD. Two of the creators of Up reveal a little about the inspiration behind the movie, what got them started, and much more. Like, how many helium-filled weather balloons it would take to lift Carl's house. Without the foundation. Or garage.

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