At The Movies

The Forge (2024), PG, 2hr 5min Franchise: Kendrick Brothers Franchise #: 9th Kendrick Brothers film --- Tagline: “Whoever wants the next generation the most will get them.” --- Main Cast Aspen Kennedy – Isaiah Wright Cameron Arnett – Joshua Moore Priscilla Shirer – Cynthia Wright Karen Abercrombie – Miss Clara T.C. Stallings – Tony Jordan B.J. Arnett – Janelle Moore Ken Bevel – James Benjamin Watson – Benjamin Jonathan Evans – Jonathan Tommy Woodard – Bobby --- Reviews Plot Summary Isaiah Wright is a 19-year-old unsure of his purpose in life. With his mom pushing him to either get a job or move out, Isaiah ends up applying at a Christian-owned fitness company. There he meets Joshua Moore, a successful businessman and devoted Christian who takes him under his wing. Joshua invites Isaiah into a discipleship group called “The Forge,” where men are molded through accountability, honesty, and spiritual growth. What follows is a year of personal transformation as Isaiah learns about respons...

Overcomer Year: 2019 Franchise: Kendrick Brothers Franchise #: 6 (following Flywheel, Facing the Giants, Fireproof, Courageous, War Room) MPAA Rating: PG Total Runtime: 119 minutes Tagline: “What do you allow to define you?” Main Cast Alex Kendrick as Coach John Harrison Aryn Wright-Thompson as Hannah Scott Priscilla Shirer as Principal Olivia Brooks Cameron Arnett as Thomas Hill Shari Rigby as Amy Harrison Jack Sterner as Ethan Harrison Reviews Synopsis: In Overcomer, Coach John Harrison has his world turned upside down when his basketball team is shut down and he’s reassigned to coach cross-country—a sport he knows nothing about. Enter Hannah, an asthmatic teenager with a tough past, who becomes his unlikely runner. As their stories intertwine, both John and Hannah are challenged to find their true identity—not in achievements or failures—but in who they are in Christ. Overview: This is one of the Kendrick Brothers' most emotionally rich and spiritually direct films. It takes the...