The Innocents (2016)
This haunting film, set in the aftermath of WWII, is one you shouldn’t miss. Click the image to read my entire review.
October 2016 Journal
The October 2016 issue of Visual Parables features reviews on Snowden, The Innocents, Sully, Mr. Church, Diary of a Chambermaid, Little Men, and more.
The Star (2017)
Filmmakers insert an action-packed animal story into a fusion of Matthew & Luke’s Nativity stories, supposedly making this more exciting for young viewers.
Film Capsules September 2016
Click onto a film title to see the long review. Most of the reviews with discussion questions are in the September issue of Visual Parables, available for sale at visualparables.net. (Films marked with a star will be in the October VP.) Southside With You Rated PG-13. Running time: 1 hour 24 min. Proverbs 31:8-9. Matthew …
Captain America: Civil War (2016)
The U.N. orders The Avengers to register under its control due to collateral damage they have wreaked, & they split into 2 factions, led by Cap (opposed) & Tony (for).
The Young Messiah (2016)
The “hidden” part of the boyhood of Jesus is imaginatively created by combing Infant Gospel miracles with stories from the Gospels of Luke & Matthew.
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.
The Fourth Wiseman (1985)
The 4th wise man who, arriving too late to give his gifts to the Christ Child, keeps on searching for the rest of his life, using his gifts to help others.
The Bible, The Third Week
We’re now three fifths of the way through the History Channel’s reworking of the Bible, and what a reworking it is! The scriptwriters seem to inflate the violence of the Bible (and there is no denying that there is a lot in the original text) in every possible way, from the Ninja fight scene in …
Lebanon (2009)
Rated R. Our ratings: V -6; L -3; S/N-3. Running time: 1 hour 33 min. The city of chaos is broken down, every house is shut up so that no one can enter. There is an outcry in the streets for lack of wine; all joy has reached its eventide; the gladness of the earth …