Get Out (2017)
When Rose takes black boyfriend Chris to meet her white parents, she tells him not to worry, but he soon is in more danger than if he’d gone to a KKK rally.
Film Capsules April 2016
Eye in the Sky Rated R. Running time: 1 hour 42 min. Matthew 10:28-30. This is a fascinating exploration of the ethics of our nation’s engagement in drone warfare to fight terrorists. Helen Mirren plays a British-USA-Kenyan team that has been tracking down a Brit married to a Somali terrorist for six years. Thanks to …
Hail Caesar (2016)
In the Coen Brothers spoof of 1950s Hollywood a studio fixer has his hands full searching for the kidnapped star of its major unfinished Jesus film, getting other stars out of jams, & considering the offer of a job giving him more money & more time with his neglected family.
Joy (2015)
This is as entertaining a story about perseverance and fulfilling the American Dream. (4.5 out of 5 stars) Click the image to read my entire review.
Bridge of Spies (2015)
Don’t miss this powerful drama about the Cold War and American values. Click on the image to read my entire review.
Where Hope Grows (2014)
An alcoholic failed baseball player is changed through his friendship with a Bible-toting grocery clerk who despite Downs Syndrome relates well to people.
The Duff (2015)
Discovering that she is considered a Duff–Designated Ugly Fat Friend–used to gain access to her two best friends, the eccentric Bianca breaks away & sets out to change her image and ways.
If I Stay (2014)
Critically injured in a crash that kills her parents, a talented girl in an out of body experience keeps watch in the hospital & reflects back on her life as she tries to decide whether to live or die.
May in the Summer (2013)
May returns from NYC to Amman to prepare for her marriage to an American Muslim professor, but her Christian mother is against it. Then she too has doubts.
The Power of Forgiveness (2008)
I am reprinting the review portion of this older film because it is so topical today. The full review in the Summer 2008 issue of Visual Parables has 27 discussion questions, more than any other of the 1100+ films on this site! You can purchase this issue (it has over 30 other reviews) at The …