DivX Movies

This animated feature-length life of Jesus boasts a stellar pedigree. Originally a BBC Wales production, it showcases the voices of some of Britain’s finest actors in any medium: Ralph Fiennes as a brooding and humble Jesus, Miranda Richardson as Mary Magdalene, Richard E. Grant as John the Baptist and David Thewlis as Judas. The lovely, flute-heavy score is by Oscar-winner Anne Dudley (The Full Monty). And clearly a lot of expense has gone into the Claymation-like animation. But while it’s hard to find fault with the rendering of this familiar story—it is respectful and definitely done, you might say, by the Book—it would have been nice if there had been a tad more joy, if it walked a bit lighter in its sandals. As it is, all the characters seem consistently subdued, whether they are expressing angst, rage, terror or bliss—none of which is helped by the figures’ blank-eyed stares (if animators are becoming ever more sophisticated, why can’t they get rid of those creepy blank gazes once and for all?). Still, the weight of having such formidable actors play these familiar roles lends the production a certain credibility, and parents looking for good religious videos that won’t insult their kids’ intelligence will be thrilled.

A loner American computer hacker is brought to Russia to commit bank fraud, only to find a family and love in the incomprehensible, violent, and chaotic Moscow underworld.

Jennifer Tree (Elisha Cuthbert) is a well-known beautiful fashion model who regularly adorns covers of popular magazines and appears at balls or social functions. Once at a charity event, Jennifer suddenly loses consciousness. When she wakes up, she finds herself drugged, abducted and held captive in a basement cell. After a series of harsh physical and psychological torments, she discovers another prisoner, a young man named Gary (Daniel Gillies) in the adjoining cell behind the glass wall. The two victims come to realize that if they want to stay alive, they must make their escape from the maze of harrowing tortures and terror. However, their attempts to find a way out are challenged every moment by their vigilant tormentor’s (Pruit Taylor Vince) numerous intricate traps.

Billy Hughes, a mute makeup artist working on a slasher film being shot in Moscow, is locked in the studio after hours. While there she witnesses a brutal murder, and must first escape capture at that time, then keep from being killed before convincing authorities of what she’s seen. Plot twists galore follow as Billy tries to stay alive.