A strong-willed girl opposing a selfish king who keeps captive the wishess of his people finds help from a star & friends to oppose him.
Wish (2023)
Shift (2023)
In a film based on Job, Kevin is shifted by Satan to another universe and strives to return to his wife Molly, but must make a hard choice.
Anatomy of a Fall (2023)
Was Sandra’s husband a suicide or murdered by her? It will be up to their son Daniel to decide when he becomes a court witness to testify about his parents’ troubled marriage.
Joan Baez I am a Noise (2023)
Like most of my generation, I loved Joan Baez, her clear soprano voice uniting us as we listened to her at civil rights events or played her records alone in our rooms at night sometimes so drawn in that we sang along. She seemed so sure and certain on a stage before thousands of fans, …
Bayard Rustin: Slowly Emerging from the Shadows
Bayard Rustin was a genius at organizing mass events, but few Americans know anything about him–and this is just what the makers of the new Netflix film RUSTIN hope to correct. For details of his exciting story, I refer you to my review, found elsewhere on this site. What I want to address here is …
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Rustin (2023)
The story behind the 1963 March on Washington is well-told, including the frank depiction of the genius leading its planning, Bayard Rustin.
The Holdovers (2023)
A hated teacher, a student rebel, & the school cook grieving the loss of her son in Vietnam are stuck on campus during Christmas break.
Journey to Bethlehem (2023)
A musical version of the Nativity Story offers a fresh take on a familiar story featuring an independent-minded Mary & a dark father-son view of Herod.
The Unknown Saint (2019)
A thief comes to a Moroccon hill where he buried money but now there now is a shrine where a guard & pilgrims spoil his plan to dig it up.
Simple Justice (1993)
The story of how NAACP lawyers planned their suit against segregated schools & how Supreme Court justices debated it among themselves.