The Grey Zone (2001)
A true story of the Nazi plan to force Jewish prisoners to make counterfeit Allied money to hurt the enemy financially, the prisoners worked to sabotage it.
Winter’s Tale (2014)
A love story that spans time and death. In 1915 a robber falls in love with a dying girl and then finds himself sent forward to 2014 to seek her fate.
ENTERTAINING ANGELS: The Dorothy Day Story (1996)
The early years of the work of activist Dorothy Day, founder of the Catholic Worker, is well told. An unlikely saint, she once wrote for a Communist journal.
Boycott (2001)
The story of Dr. Luther King and the many brave men & women who engaged in the Montgomery Bus Boycott is told in great detail.
Francis of Assisi
This is Hollywood’s glamorized view of Saint Francis of Assisi, the best part of which is the scene in which Francis visits the Sultan of Egypt to to the war between Christians and Muslims. The story begins with the playboy’s conversion to his receiving the stigmata just before his death.
The Bible, Fourth Week
With the Fourth Week episodes I can say that the series has really hit its stride. There are still points of criticism, but when I compare last night’s two hours depicting the ministry of Christ to the other “Life of Christ” films, I must say this one holds up pretty well. During the first hour …
For Greater Glory: The True Story of the Cristada (2012)
Rated PG R. Our ratings: V -6; L -2; S/N -1. Running time: 2 hours 25 min. Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. ‘Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely* on my account. …
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Of Gods and Men (2010)
Rated PG-13. Our Ratings: V -5 ;L -1; S/N –0. Running time: 2 hour, 2 min. Those who try to make their life secure will lose it, but those who lose their life will keep it. I tell you, on that night there will be two in one bed; one will be taken and the …
Get Him to the Greek (2010)
Rated R. Our Ratings: V-2; L-8; S/N-8. Length: 1 hour 49 min. (too long!) But fornication and impurity of any kind, or greed, must not even be mentioned among you, as is proper among saints. Entirely out of place is obscene, silly, and vulgar talk; but instead, let there be thanksgiving. Be sure of this, …
Gracie (2007)
Rated PG-13. Our ratings: V- 1; L- 2; S/N-4 . Running time: 1 hour 34 min. As in all the churches of the saints, women should be silent in the churches. For they are not permitted to speak, but should be subordinate, as the law also says. If there is anything they desire to know, …