Drawing on the Book of Acts and the letters of Peter and Paul, this adventure drama brings to life the two apostles and the beginnings of the church.
June 2015 issue of Visual Parables Journal
The new June issue of Visual Parables Journal is now available, packed with study guides for films including Love and Mercy, Tomorrowland and more. Click the image to find out about this new issue.
Where Hope Grows (2014)
An alcoholic failed baseball player is changed through his friendship with a Bible-toting grocery clerk who despite Downs Syndrome relates well to people.
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
This bloody post-apocalyptic film is one long chase , Mad Max, captured by a war lord, teams up with the one-armed Furiosa , as they flee across the Australian desert to The Green Place where she grew up.
Slow West (2015)
A naive teenager from Scotland goes West to find his true love who are wanted for murder. He hires a bounty hunter as a guide, not knowing the man seeks the girl and her father for the reward.
Roger Williams: Freedom’s Forgotten Hero
Documentary. Running time: 45 min. Our star rating: (1-5): 4.5 This documentary resurrects the memory of the man who originated the phrase “separation of church and state.” It was not Thomas Jefferson, but Puritan Roger Williams who, faced with the oppressive theocracy of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 1600’s, came up with the concept of …
Far From the Madding Crowd (2015)
A woman seeks independence during the late Victorian Age by running a farm herself & refusing at first 2 suitors but falling for a 3rd, leading to dire problems.
Good Kill (2015)
From their control room at an AF base near Las Vegas a team uses drones to kill terrorists in Afghanistan, a seemingly clean way, but problems produce guilty feelings.
Desert Dancer (2014)
Forbidden to dance, an Iranian student longing for freedom forms a secret dance company. Unable to perform in Tehran, he invites fellow students into the desert, but there will be trouble ahead.
Love and Mercy (2015)
Don’t miss this movie about Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys, starring Paul Dano and John Cusack. Click the image to read my entire review.