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Category: Film Capsules

Due to low response from readers, we have not added new content to the Film Capsules section since 2016. However, should there be enough requests, we will consider reinstating the column.
Posted on July 16, 2015July 16, 2015

Film Capsules July 2015

Click onto the film titles (with two exceptions) to see the more detailed review.  Inside Out Rated PG. Romans 7:15-20. 11 year-old Riley misses her Minnesota friends and haunts when her parents make a career-based move to San Francisco. The filmmakers visualize her emotional turmoil by taking us inside her mind and giving five emotions …

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Posted on June 11, 2015

Film Capsules June 2015

To see the full review at the Visual Parables site, click onto the title of the films that are underlined.  Love and Mercy Rated PG-13. Psalm 103:2-5; Jude 1:2. Whether or not you are a fan of Brian Williams and The Beach Boys, this unusual biographical film has plenty of drama and Biblical resonance that …

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Posted on May 11, 2015May 11, 2015

Film Capsules May 2015

To see the full review at the Visual Parables site, click onto the title of the film.  Avengers: Age of Ultron Rated PG-13. Psalm 82:3; Ecclesiastes 4:9-11. This superhero epic includes some of the most intricate battle scenes yet filmed, as well as some quiet moments when we see the human side of being a …

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Posted on March 9, 2015March 9, 2015

Film Capsules March 2015

 At Theaters Still Alice Rated PG-13. Ecclesiastes 9:11-12; Deuteronomy 4:9. See why Julianne Moore deserved her Best Actress Oscar in this wrenching drama about loss and love. Her Alice is a distinguished Columbia University professor whose diagnosis of early Alzheimer’s disease. Worst yet, it is a rare genetic form so there is a 50% chance …

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Posted on February 7, 2015February 7, 2015

Film Capsules February 2015

The first two films below will interest Kevin Kostner fans, as well as those involved in social justice issues. Like the other films, longer reviews will be posted at visualparables.org by next week.  Black or White Rated PG-13. 2 Corinthians 5:16-19;Proverbs 28:11 Kevin Costner is the wealthy lawyer Elliott Anderson who, with his wife, has …

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Posted on January 15, 2015January 15, 2015

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 …

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Posted on December 11, 2014

Film Capsules December 2014

Click onto a title to read a much longer review.  Diplomacy Not Rated. Genesis 22:9-12. The filmmakers effectively open up a stage play that condenses into one night a series of confrontations between two strong-willed men in Paris during August of 1944. The men are General Dietrich von Choltitz, the recently arrived Nazi governor of …

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Posted on November 7, 2014November 11, 2014

Film Capsules November 2014

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 © Edward McNulty, Visual Parables. Click onto a title to see the longer review.  St. Vincent Rated PG-13. Romans 4:17a. Bill Murray is perfect as the …

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Posted on October 13, 2014October 13, 2014

Film Capsules October 2014

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 © Edward McNulty, Visual Parables.  The Good Lie Rated PG-13.Leviticus 19:34; Philippians 2:3-4. All those who consider themselves peacemakers should embrace this social justice parable. The …

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Posted on September 4, 2014

Film Capsules September 2014

Calvary Rated R. Romans 12:14-19. Appropriately named, this Irish film stars the magnificent Brendan Gleeson as a priest who, in effect, is called to atone for the shameful sin of child abuse committed by the priests of the Irish Catholic Church. The fact that Fr. James is innocent and faithful to his calling makes his …

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