September 2023 Journal
- Golda
- Sitting in Bars with Cake
- Daughters of the Dust
- War Sailor
- The Hill
- And more!
The Gospel According to Edith Bunker
This article appeared in the CHRISTIAN CENTURY on March 27, 1974. I recently wrote about Henry Fonda quoting from it for “The Best of All in the Family,” which celebrated the 100th episode of the series. This is included in the DVD set of the Fifth Season of All in the Family, on disk 2, …
Tiger Within (2020)
In L.A. an elderly Holocaust survivor befriends a homeless Goth teenager from Ohio despite the swastika on the back of her jacket.
Oppenheimer (2023)
The personal story of Robert Oppenheimer from his student days to hi days at Los Alamos to the Manhattan Project to the revocation of his security clearance.
Barbie (20023)
This fantasy based on the Barbie Doll satirizes the patriarchy as Barbie travels to the Real World & is transformed in the process.
Silo, TV Series (2023)
All records have been lost about how or why the Silo was created, but all believe that the outside is a waste, & woe be to he who questions this.
The Blackening (2022)
A switch on the usual trapped victims in a horror movie–the entire group is Black
Past Lives (202)
Writer-director Celine Song leaves the fantasy world of The Wheel of Time, which she scripted, to give us a heart-warming story set in the present world of the romantic, yet pragmatic. Divided into three parts, hers is a spiritual film, though that of Buddhism rather than Christianity. It is infused with such wisdom and restraint …
It Ain’t Over (2023)
We have all, I am sure, chuckled at one of Yogi Berra’s sayings, such as “Nobody goes there anymore. It’s too crowded.” There’s even a term for these: “Yogi-isms.” His amusing sayings, plus his once almost ubiquitous appearance in TV ads have overshadowed his amazing accomplishments—and it is this which director Sean Mullin and executive …
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
A beloved book about a young girl’s puberty & confusion of faith in an interfaith marriage is faithfully transferred to the screen.