Rated PG-13. Our ratings: V -1; L-3; S/N -3. Running time: 1 hour 43 min. And even the hairs of your head are all counted. So do not be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows. Matthew 10:30-31 Duncan meets the man who will change his outlook on life. (c) 2013 Fox Searchlight …
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
Rated PG. Our ratings: V-4; L -0; S/N -1. Running time: 1 hour 46 Min. I hereby command you: Be strong and courageous; do not be frightened or dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.’ Joshua 1.9 Do not seek your own advantage, but that of others. 1 Corinthians 10.24 …
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 …
The Hunt
(“Jagten” in Danish & English) Rated R. Our ratings: V-5 ; L-5 ; S-5/N-1 . Running time: 1 hour 33 min. My friends and companions stand aloof from my affliction, and my neighbors stand far off. Psalm 38.11 He was despised and rejected by others; a man of suffering and acquainted with infirmity; …
The Attack: A Review
(Arabic with English subtitles) Rated R. Our ratings: V -5 ; L-1 ; S/N-1 . Running time: 1 hour 42 min. Secular Arabs Shamin and Amin seemed like a happy couple accepted b Israeli society. (c) 2012 Cohen Media Goup The heart is hopelessly dark and deceitful, a puzzle that no one can …
Fruitvale Station: A Review
Rated R. Our ratings: V-5; L-5 ; S/N-2 . Running time: 1 hour 25 min. I say to God, my rock, ‘Why have you forgotten me? Why must I walk about mournfully because the enemy oppresses me?’ Psalm 40:9 Even though the opening cell phone video shows us the tragic outcome of …
The Wolverine
Reviewed by Markus Watson Note by Ed McNulty: I am happy to welcome back to Visual Parables, Markus Watson, the pastor of Northminster Presbyterian Church in San Diego. Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing …
New ROMEO & JULIET Film
Hi, I have just been alerted that there is a new version of Shakespeare’s ROMEO & JULIET coming out. Here’s where you can see the trailer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gp9yaZcrtnU ROMEO & JULIET in theaters October 11th! Director: Carlo Carrel Writers: Julian Fellowes Cast: Hailee Steinfeld, Douglas Booth, Damian Lewis, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Ed Westwick, with Stellan Skarsgard and Paul Giamatti Producers: Ileen …
A Review: Unfinished Song (Song for Marion)
Rated PG-13. Our ratings: V-0 ; L-3 ; S-4/N-0 . Running time: 1 hour 33 min. ”…let the field exult, and everything in it. Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy.” Psalm 96.12 …
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Film Capsules July 2013
I am posting my latest set of Film Capsules, prepared for the leaders of Cincinnati Presbytery, because of the first film, THE ATTACK. Relegated to the art house circuit because it is an Arabic film with English subtitles, it is not attracting much attention–4 others were present when I caught it–but it should. Any film …