Calvary (2014)
This challenging story about the life of a tough Irish priest, caught in an impossible circle of relationships, mirrors the final days of Jesus. Click the movie’s title to read my entire review.
Jesus Revolution (2023)
During the Hippy Era a charismatic street evangelist transforms a youth & the pastor of a dying church into the spearhead of a Jesus Revolution.
Reel Redemption (2020)
The history of the positive & negative relationships between Hollywood & Christians & the rise of specifically Christian filmmakers.
Lenten Reflections for Film Lovers: Part 7
LENTON REFLECTIONS for HOLY WEEK: Our final week of Lenten reflections on faith and film is ready now. Click on the title of this week’s collection to read all seven reflections.
Eighth Grade (2018)
Although Kayla writes an advice column on YouTube, she has no friends at school, nor YT followers, her dad being her best friend.
September 2014 Journal
Inside: Calvary, The Giver,The Hundred-Foot Journey, Boyhood, Magic in the Moonlight , Sin City: A Dame Worth Dying For, When t. Game Stands Tall, Guardians of the Galaxy, The November Man, Get on Up, What If? , MoodIndigo , Frank, Life After Beth, Forgotten Four and much more.
Film Capsules September 2014
Calvary Rated R. Romans 12:14-19. Appropriately named, this Irish film stars the magnificent Brendan Gleeson as a priest who, in effect, is called to atone for the shameful sin of child abuse committed by the priests of the Irish Catholic Church. The fact that Fr. James is innocent and faithful to his calling makes his …
Les Miserables: A Review
Rated PG-13. Our ratings: V -3; L -1; S/N -1. Running time: 2 hour 37 min. But Esau said, ‘I have enough, my brother; keep what you have for yourself.’ Jacob said, ‘No, please; if I find favour with you, then accept my present from my hand; for truly to see your face is like …
The Passion of the Christ Recut (2004)
Rated R. Our ratings: V- ; L- ; S/N- But he was wounded for our transgressions, crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the punishment that made us whole, and by his bruises we are healed. Isaiah 53:5 The Passion of the Christ Recut Can deleting six minutes of a film make much of a …