The Last Days (1998)
Five Hungarian Jews, survivors of the Nazi Holocaust share their stories.
Remembering Philip Seymour Hoffman
A tribute to Philip Seymour Hoffman and a brief look at some of his outstanding films
Mandela: The Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
The new film about Nelson Mandela is a 4-star success because of Idris Elba’s performance. Click the title of the film, here, to read my entire review.
Gandhi (1982)
Gandhi is the story of how India’s great leader forged a nonviolent revolution that led to India’s freedom from British rule.
•House of Cards (2013-)
An unscrupulous South Carolina Congressman schemes his way to the top of the Washington power structure, lying, using people, even stooping to murder.
The Purge (2013)
Rated R. Our ratings: V -8; L -7; S/N -.2 Running time: 1 hour 25 min. They sit in ambush in the villages; in hiding-places they murder the innocent. Their eyes stealthily watch for the helpless; they lurk in secret like a lion in its covert; they lurk that they may seize the poor; they …
Genius On Hold (2013)
Rated PG. Our ratings: V -0; L -3; S/N -1. Running time: 1 hour 31 min. Moreover, I saw under the sun that in the place of justice, wickedness was there, and in the place of righteousness, wickedness was there as well. Ecclesiastes 3.16 Documentarian Gregory Marquette’s film about a man cheated by the old …
Some Ramblings on the 2013 Oscars
Well, the 2013 Oscars are now history. Although Seth McFarlane did a fair job at times of poking fun at the pretentiousness of the Awards ceremony, his bad taste evidenced in the comments and song about boobs turned my wife off so much that she stopped watching. The Lincoln joke was a bit much too. …
The Purge (2013)
Rated R. Our ratings: V -8; L -7; S/N -.2 Running time: 1 hour 25 min. They sit in ambush in the villages; in hiding-places they murder the innocent. Their eyes stealthily watch for the helpless; they lurk in secret like a lion in its covert; they lurk that they may seize the poor; they …
Red Tails
A Film Review by Edward McNulty (c) 2012 20th Century Fox Rated PG-13. Running time: 2 hours 5 min. Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act. He will make your vindication shine like the light, and the justice of your cause like the noonday. …