Mortdecai is an unflappable Lord, but a shady art dealer, whose wife & manservant have far more brains. He & Mi5 are searching for a stolen Goya painting that a terrorist also wants because it contains info about gold hidden by the Nazis.
The Interview (2014)
Two buffoon TV journalists, invited to interview the dictator of North Korea, are recruited by the CIA to assassinate him with poison.
Glen Campbell … I’ll Be Me (2014)
The moving story of the Alzheimer’s disease-afflicted Glen Campbell & his family brave last public tour is told with lots of intimate scenes on & off stage.
Miss. Freedom Summer Project Part 16
Some observations of incidents that occurred on various dates. One night while I was on duty at the Center an old man came in and asked to see “My freedoms.” Uncertain as to what he meant, I tried to draw him out. He kept saying, “My freedoms. You know – they’re written down, and I …
Paddington (2014)
I highly recommend this film adaptation of Michael Bond’s children’s books. Click the movie title to read my entire review.
Top Five (2014)
A comedy star tries to make a serious movie. Fans & critics push back, & at the film’s NYC opening he meets a TIMES reporter who changes his wedding plans.
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)
Ben Stiller’s Larry Daley & Robin Williams’ Teddy Roosevelt lead a group to the Brit. Museum to restore the magic & the wax figures are frozen forever.
The Rosa Parks Story (2002)
When Rosa Parks, sec. of the local NAACP, refuses to give up her bus seat to a white man, her arrest galvanizes Montgomery’s blacks, led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., to boycott the buses.
American Sniper (2014)
This is the true story of legendary American SEAL Chris Kyle, America’s most lethal sniper, who fought demons at home as well as enemies in Iraq.
Film Capsules January 2015
Readers who send out newsletters or produce church bulletins are welcome to reprint any or all of these mini-reviews, the one stipulation being that at the end they include © 2914 Edward McNulty, Visual Parables. Click onto a title to read a much longer review. Selma Rated PG-13. Amos 5:21-24. None of the other fine …