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Posted on June 24, 2016

Film Capsules June (+ May) 2016

Sorry, May was such a busy month that I completely forgot about Film Capsules! Some further down the list have left the art house theaters they were released in, but should soon be available on disk or streaming video. The titles are embedded with hyperlinks that will take you to the full review at visualparables.org. …

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Posted on February 20, 2016February 21, 2016

Race (2016)

Race is about the races Jesse Owens won at the 1936 Berlin Olympics as well as the prejudice of both Nazis & Americans against his African American race..

Posted on August 13, 2015August 15, 2015

Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet (2014)

This is a 5-star animated tour de force with 8 poems interpreted by various artists contributing to the overall film, The Prophet. Click the image to read my entire review.

Posted on May 21, 2015May 26, 2015

Tomorrowland (2015)

I’m giving this movie 5 out of 5 stars. To read my entire review, click on the photo!

Posted on October 1, 2014October 1, 2014

The Good Lie (2014)

This inspiring story of 3 Christian Sudanese refugees learning how to start over in the US focuses rightly upon the Africans rather than the white helpers.

Posted on June 7, 2014June 7, 2014

Film Capsules June 20014

Note: The links will connect you to the longer reviews at www.visualparables.org. Belle Rated PG. Isaiah 61:1; Galatians 3:28. Set in 18th century England, this is based on the true story of Dido Belle Mansfield, the mixed blood child whom her sea captain father left with his uncle and aunt, Lord and Lady Mansfield, after …

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Posted on February 9, 2012

The Life of Pi (2012)

Rated PG. Our ratings: V -5; L -1; S/N -1. Running time: 2 hour 8 min. Save me, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck. I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and the flood sweeps over me. Psalm 69:1-2 During training …

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Posted on February 9, 2011

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011)

Rated PG-13. Our ratings: V – 2; L -1; S/N-3 . Running time: 2 hours 9 min. “As a mother comforts her child, so will I [God] comfort you; and you will be comforted over Jerusalem.” Isaiah. 66:13 ‘Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Matthew 5:4 This photo shows that Oskar …

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