Eye in the Sky (2015)
A team of British, American, & Kenyan soldiers & politicians debate whether to launch a missile strike against terrorist that might kill also a nearby girl.
The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021)
The story of the one televangelist, from childhood to demise, who lived a glitzy life but stood up & embraced gays during the AIDS crisis.
Star Wars: Episode IX-The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
The story of the Skywalker family and their struggle against evil forces threatening the galaxy culminates in the victory of the young Jedi Rey.
May 2016 Journal
In this issue: Barbershop: The Next Cut, Eye in the Sky, Captain America: Civil War, Batman Vs. Superman, The Jungle Book, and A Hologram for the King.
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. …
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Film Capsules April 2016
Eye in the Sky Rated R. Running time: 1 hour 42 min. Matthew 10:28-30. This is a fascinating exploration of the ethics of our nation’s engagement in drone warfare to fight terrorists. Helen Mirren plays a British-USA-Kenyan team that has been tracking down a Brit married to a Somali terrorist for six years. Thanks to …
Past Lives (202)
Writer-director Celine Song leaves the fantasy world of The Wheel of Time, which she scripted, to give us a heart-warming story set in the present world of the romantic, yet pragmatic. Divided into three parts, hers is a spiritual film, though that of Buddhism rather than Christianity. It is infused with such wisdom and restraint …
The Whale (2022)
A guilt-ridden obese gay father tries to reconnect with the daughter he abandoned years ago so he could live with a suicidal gay partner.
Homebody (2022)
A boy enters his beloved baby sitter’s body as he explores gender, with some unexpected, funny, & in one moment, dangerous result.