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. …
New! Visual Parables Journal for May 2016
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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 …
Miss. Summer Freedom Project – Part 6
This is the sixth and final posting in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of my participation in the Mississippi Freedom Summer Project, highlighting Parts 14, 15, & 16 of the Journal I kept during the two weeks I was at Shaw, Mississippi, a small town about 125 miles north of Jackson in the northwestern section …
Twisters (2024)
Director Lee Isaac Chung’s disaster film is about as thrilling as it can get, far more entertaining than a screen full of wisecracking Marvel superheroes. Its love story is predictable, though be forewarned to watch closely the last scene where it diverges from the usual romantic pattern. Though following in the path of Jan de …
Sight (2023)
A press conference opens this film. Dr. Ming Wang has just performed another ground-breaking eye surgery. However, he is a humble man for one so gifted, and so he does not seem to bask in the acclaim his surgical skill has brought to him. As we will see, the film stresses the importance, of perseverance, …