The Birdman: Or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance (2014)
I’m giving 5 stars to this thoughtful film about the life of an actor who played a comic book hero. Click the movie title to read my entire review.
Amerikatsi (2023)
Charlie, a survivor of the Armenian Genocide, returns to Soviet Armenia, is arrested & imprisoned, his lifeline is watching a family thru his cell window,
December 2014 Journal
Inside: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1,The Theory of Everything, Rosewater, Birdman, Whiplash, Low Down, Interstellar, Big Hero 6, Before I Go to Sleep, T. Hobbit: The Battle of the five Armies, Diplomacy, Citizenfour, Glen Campbell … I’ll Be Me, and more.
Knight of Cups (2015)
In this stream of consciousness film a screenwriter is like a lost knight who has forgotten his mission, and so he recalls the past as he seeks recovery.
Film Capsules December 2015
Click on a title to see the longer review on Visual Parables’ website—I especially encourage you to do this for Spotlight. I have also seen the new Star Wars film, plus the excellent films Brooklyn, Concussion, and In the Heart of the Sea, but have not had time to finish reviewing them. They will be …
Reactions to This Year’s Oscars Winners
Like most viewers I was both happy and disappointed with the winners at the 86th Academy Award ceremony. Let’s begin with the “happy” choices. My biggest thrill was the choice of and performance of the “Best Song,” “Glory.” As I wrote in my review of Selma,” I don’t know how the film will fare …
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 …
Top Five (2014)
A comedy star tries to make a serious movie. Fans & critics push back, & at the film’s NYC opening he meets a TIMES reporter who changes his wedding plans.
American Sniper (2014)
This is the true story of legendary American SEAL Chris Kyle, America’s most lethal sniper, who fought demons at home as well as enemies in Iraq.
Film Capsules November 2014
Readers who send out newsletters or produce church bulletins are welcome to reprint any or all of these mini-reviews, the one stipulation being that at the end they include © Edward McNulty, Visual Parables. Click onto a title to see the longer review. St. Vincent Rated PG-13. Romans 4:17a. Bill Murray is perfect as the …