Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
Murder & mayhem check in with the guests at a once grand motel, most with dark secrets & seeking a stash of cast hidden 10 years earlier in a room.
October 2016 Journal
The October 2016 issue of Visual Parables features reviews on Snowden, The Innocents, Sully, Mr. Church, Diary of a Chambermaid, Little Men, and more.
The Mission (1986)
I recommend “The Mission” as a great film and as a key history lesson as the world explores peacemaking in Latin America, once again. Click the image to read my entire review.
The Fisher King (1991)
A selfish radio jock sets into motion a mass killing & meets the crazed husband of a victim who now thinks he is a knight on a quest for the Holy Grail. Seeking atonement, the ex-jock sets out to help the “knight.”
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 …
Belle (2013)
Don’t miss this remarkable movie set in late 18th-century England. Click the movie title to read my entire review.
The Magdalene Sisters (2002)
This fictionalized account of how the Catholic Church in Ireland made virtual slaves of “bad girls” is based on the news reports of the 1960s hits hard.
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 …
Best of the Food Films
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” …
Babette’s Feast (1987)
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.