Moonlight (2016)
We see 3 stages in Chiron’s story, a black struggling with his sexual identity–as a bullied 10-year-old; a still bullied 16-year-old; & a man choosing his future after reconciling with his recovering mother.
Magic in the Moonlight (2014)
Set in Provence, France, Woody Allen’s film explores the possibility of the supernatural when a stage magician is asked to prove a lovely medium is a fake.
Western Stars (2019)
This concert doc. intersperses Bruce Springsteen, his wife & a 30-member band playing in his barn with shots of the West, home videos, & Bruce commenting thoughtfully.
Finding Spiritual Values in Oscar’s “Best Pictures”
Courtesy of the Presbyterian News Service Each year the Academy for Motion Pictures and Sciences nominates five to ten films for the “Best Picture” category. I wish that it were a full ten this year, with the addition of Martin Scorcese’s haunting Silence rounding out the number. This well-filmed story, based on the terrible persecution …
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December 2016 Journal
The December 2016 issue of Visual Parables features reviews on Loving, Moonlight, Arrival, American Pastoral, Certain Women, Christine, Moana, and more.
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.
Creed (2015)
This 7th of the Rocky series shows Rocky passing the mantle on to a new generation as he also finds support in a different battle, this time against death.
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 …
Win Win (2011)
Rated R. V-4; L -0; S/N -2. Running time: 1 hour 46 min. Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment. Deceit is in the mind of those who plan evil, but those who counsel peace have joy. Proverbs 12:19-20 For “Those who desire life and desire to see good days, …
The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
Rated PG. V-2; L -0; S/N -2. Running time: 1 hour 10 min. They set a net for my steps; my soul was bowed down. They dug a pit in my path, but they have fallen into it themselves. Psalm 57:6 Lawyer Mick Haller and his office. 2011 LIonsgate Note: about a third of the …