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.
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.
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Rated PG-13. Our ratings: V- 6; L- 1; S/N-3 . Running time: 2 hours 44 min. O let the evil of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous, you who test the minds and hearts, O righteous God. Psalm 7:9 Alfred and Bruce debate the return of Batman. 2012 Warner Brothers This …
Hotel Transylvania (2012)
PG. Our ratings: V -2; L -0; S/N 13. Running time: 1 hour 31 min Dracula wants to get rid of Jonathon before the human can come between him and his daughter Mavis. 2012 Columbia Pictures Less concerned with moral lessons that other animated features, this 3-D feature is just for the fun of it. …