Mr. and Mrs. Loving (1996)
An ordinary white man and a mixed blood woman’s marriage leads to the Supreme Court case that struck down Virginia’s miscegenation law.
Loving Vincent (2017)
Vincent van Gogh’s last days are told as the son of one of his subjects tries to deliver a letter written by the artist to his brother, who also has died.
Loving (2016)
When Richard & Mildred Loving marry in Wash DC & try to live in VA., they are arrested, their case at last landing at the Supreme CT. The Court strikes down miscegenation laws everywhere.
Father’s Day Thoughts of My Movie Loving Dad
Father’s Day is almost over, but at various times during the day I have been thinking of my father, who died back in the 80s. Much of my reflection has been in connection with my love for and writing about the movies since my first review appeared in the Catholic monthly Marriage & Family Living …
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The Bear (2023)
I have reserved the word “great” for just a few films but am not hesitant at using the adjective with Christopher Storer’s comedy-drama series, which deserves its numerous awards—Emmy, Golden Globe. I have seen all three seasons, and not since All in the Family and MASH have, I been so moved while laughing out loud, …
Trap (2024)
I kept thinking of the classic Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyder as I watched writer/director M. Night Shyamalan’s suspenseful film unfold. The two sides of actor Josh Hartnett are as disparate as those of actor Spencer Tracey’s character in the 1941 version of Robert Louise Stevenson’s classic novel. The film is set in a huge …
Touch (2024)
Icelandic director Baltasar Kormákur’s film is for those who love a star-crossed lover’s story. Interestingly enough, it unfolds not in the director’s native Iceland but in London and Hiroshima. We follow this story in two time levels across the decades, starting with a present day old man and flashing back to the end of the …
The Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot (2024)
Director/co-writer (with his wife Rebekah) Joshua Weigel tells a story that we’d say is too Pollyannish, but for the fact that it is based on a true story. It is a heart-warming story of a community of people opening their hearts to dozens of abused children, so broken that no one wanted to take them …
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Nowhere Special (2020)
Writer/director Uberto Pasolini gives us one of the most poignant father-son films you are likely to see this year—or any year. What could have become a maudlin tear jerker turns out to be a glowing tribute to fatherhood—and be prepared also to enjoy the best non-cutesy child actor since 3-year-old Victoire Thivisol set the screen …
The Only Way (1970)
Good Film for HOLOCAUST Day, May 6, 2024 The story of how the Danes, or rather some of them, smuggled most of the 8000 Danish Jews to Sweden is a good film to watch in honor of Holocaust Day, which comes in early May. Director/cowriter Bent Christensen focuses upon one family, the Steins, consisting of …