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14 years ago I wrote the following review for the magazine Christianity and the Arts, which alas is no longer published. Recently I have had two occasions to recall the review–first, the blog before this one when I wrote about writer Fr. Andrew Greeley; and second, when I wrote the article “The Best Food Films” …
War refugee Babette works for 2 sisters & their ascetic sect. When she cooks a feast they reluctantly eat but soon the grace of the meal transforms all of them.
I am beginning these remarks about Week One of the History Channel’s The Bible during a commercial break in The Vikings—strange that the HC should debut both big budget series on the same night! Anyway, now that I have seen the entire first installment, I can go beyond my first bog when I had watched …
The Bible, the First Week I am beginning these remarks about the History Channel’s The Bible during a commercial break in The Vikings—strange that the HC should debut both big budget series on the same night! Anyway, now that I have seen the entire first installment, I can go beyond my first bog when I …
Rated PG-13. Our ratings: V -5; L -1; S/N -1. Running time: 2 hours 10 min. Evil brings death to the wicked, and those who hate the righteous will be condemned. Psalm 34.21 There is a lot of humor in this action thriller. 2013 Walt Disney Studio Motion Pictures Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) is …
Rated PG-13. Our ratings: V -3; L -1; S/N-1. Running time: 2 hours 12 min. Friends come and friends go, but a true friend sticks by you like family. Proverbs 18:24 Director Andrew Stanton’s fantasy adventure film comes out at an appropriate time in that this marks the 100th anniversary of the year in which …
Some observations by Edward McNulty \\ People of faith had good reasons to rejoice as the golden statues were handled out on Sunday, Feb. 26. Despite all the silliness over who was wearing whose gowns and the overly gushy compliments ladled out by the interviewers on the Red Carpet, what transpired inside the “Bankrupt Theater” …
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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. …
Rated R. Our ratings: V -1; L -5; S-4/N -6. Running time: 1 hour 51 min. So we do not lose heart. Even though our outer nature is wasting away, our inner nature is being renewed day by day. 2 Corinthians 4:16 Teenaged model Andr e makes a vast difference in the liveds of the …
Rated PG-13. Our ratings: V -1; L -3; S/N -4. Running time: 1 hour 52 min. Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up the other; but woe to one who is alone and falls and does not have another to …