Lady Bird (2017)
During her senior year at a CA Catholic HS Ladybird learns many lesson about truthfulness & love, as she plots against mother’s wishes to go east to college
Catherine Called Birdy (2022)
The coming of age story of a lively Medieval girl who comes up with funny tricks to repulse the suiters her father brings so he can pay debts.
Little Women (2019)
This new version of the classic novel is terrific! Click the title to read my entire review.
January 2018 Journal
The January 2018 issue of Visual Parables features reviews of STAR WARS: The Last Jedi, Darkest Hour, The Shape of Water, The Greatest Showman, and more.
LBJ (2017)
Interspersed with scenes of the murder of JFK in Dallas are scenes of LBJ as V-P & then as President determined to get JFK’s Civil Rights Bill passed through Congress
Monster (2018)
A Black youth with bright prospects of becoming a filmmaker is accused of involvement in a robbery that ended in death carried the burden of presumed guilt by most of those in the criminal justice sentence.
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 …
Film Capsules June (+ May) 2016
Sorry, May was such a busy month that I completely forgot about Film Capsules! Some further down the list have left the art house theaters they were released in, but should soon be available on disk or streaming video. The titles are embedded with hyperlinks that will take you to the full review at visualparables.org. …
Film Capsules February 2015
The first two films below will interest Kevin Kostner fans, as well as those involved in social justice issues. Like the other films, longer reviews will be posted at visualparables.org by next week. Black or White Rated PG-13. 2 Corinthians 5:16-19;Proverbs 28:11 Kevin Costner is the wealthy lawyer Elliott Anderson who, with his wife, has …
Brother Sun Sister Moon
This lush story of Francis of Assisi covers the first half of his life, from that of a wealthy playboy to that of the friend of the poor who embraced poverty and sought the approval for his order from the pope.