A love story that spans time and death. In 1915 a robber falls in love with a dying girl and then finds himself sent forward to 2014 to seek her fate.
The Lego Movie, a Great Visual Parable
Watching The Lego Movie took me back to Toy Story, both of them supposedly children’s movies. Once this term was used dismissively by sophisticated adults who thought a film had to be directed by a Bergman or Fellini in order to have Meaning. As those of you who have followed my reviews through the years …
The Lego Movie (2014)
Ordinary guy Emmet unexpectedly becomes the leader of a revolt of Lego persons saving their city from being glued in place by Mr. Businessman.
Nonstop (2014)
A Federal Air Marshall faces disaster when in flight a texter demands a huge sum of money or he will kill a passenger every 20 minutes. Whom can he trust?
The Spitfire Grill (1996)
Fresh from prison Percy comes to a small town to work at a grill and changes for the better everyone around her. But her past wound still haunts her.
Robocop (2014)
In 2128 what remains of a Detroit cop blown up by a car bomb is joined to a cyborg or robot to make the perfect cop. But will his humanity be lost?
Faith Perspectives on Oscars’ Best Films
You’ve heard a lot about the Best Picture Oscar nominees. But, this week, I look at these films from the perspective of faith and moral values. Click the headline to read the entire column.
In Memory of Malcolm X
I just learned from reading today’s meditation in Janus Adams’ delightful book FREEDOM DAYS: 365 Inspired Moments in Civil Rights History that today is the 49th anniversary of the murder of Malcolm X in New York’s Audubon Ballroom. Right in front of a crowd of 400 people his killers shot him after one of them …
The Invisible Woman (2013)
I give 4 stars to this fascinating portrait of Charles Dickens that is different than one many of us remember from high school. Click the film’s title to read the whole review.
FILMS FOR VALENTINES DAY
I pulled out 10 delightful movies about love for Valentine’s Day, including some for the whole family like “Lady and the Tramp.” Enjoy all 10 mini-reviews by clicking on the headline “Films for Valentine’s Day.”