Land of Plenty (2004)
Given recent headlines and renewed global conflict, I urge you to reach back and see Michelle Williams in Wim Wenders’ moving film. Click the title to read my entire review.
Land of Plenty (2004)
Rated NR. Our ratings: V- 3; L- 5; S/N-1 . Running time: 1 hour: 18 min. Deal bountifully with your servant, so that I may live and observe your word. Open my eyes, so that I may behold wondrous things out of your law. I live as an alien in the land; do not hide …
Land Ho (2014)
Two retirees, one outgoing & the other reticent, go on a road trip to Iceland for a last fling. There they party & see the sites of the city & countryside, ending their road trip refreshed & ready to face whatever happens.
Films for 9/11 Remembrance
Originally posted a year ago, I am bringing up from the archives. Here are several films worth watching during the upcoming anniversary of the attack on the Twin Towers. Click on the title to see my longer reviews. Note that since I put this together several years ago, I’ve added two films at the end. …
American Honey (2016)
18-year-old Star joins a team of youth selling magazine subs in the American heartland & discovers love, human decency, a sense of belonging, & also loss.
Films for 9/11 Remembrance
Here are several films worth watching during the upcoming 15th Anniversary of the attack on the Twin Towers. Click on the title to see my longer reviews. United 93 (2006) Rated R. Our content ratings: Violence 0; Language 4 ; Sex/Nudity 5. Running time: 1 hour 51 min. This film, unfolding in real time, …
Elysium
A dystopian tale about a revolt led by a factory worker seeking healing for his bdy ravaged by radiation in a factory accident. This can be found only on the space platform known as Elysium where the wealthy have retreated from a polluted Earth.
Elysium: a Review
Rated R. Our ratings: V -7; L -6; S/N -2. Running time: 1 hour 49 min. O LORD, you will hear the desire of the meek; you will strengthen their heart, you will incline your ear to do justice for the orphan and the oppressed, so that those from earth may strike terror …
Coming: My New Book
I can’t believe it’s been such a long time since my last entry. Aside from my usual writing for Visual Parables, LectionAid, and Lectionary Homiletics, I’ve been engrossed in finishing the book Blessed Are the Filmmakers, outlined below. It was inspired by reading Daniel Buttry’s inspiring collection of 60+ minibiographies of peacemakers, living and dead, …
Footloose (2011)
In real dancer Kenny Wormald the filmmakers have found a credible replacement for Kevin Bacon’s big city kid Ren McCormack. One of the dance highlights is his letting off steam in an old warehouse as he turns up the volume on his player and performs an acrobatic dance that includes him swinging from …