The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
The band of 13 dwarfs, a hobbit, & a wizard set forth on a long and dangerous trek to free the dwarf kingdom from the clutches of Smaug the dragon.
More on Nelson Mandela
This is the second of what will be three posts on Nelson Mandela. I know, there has been so much on him, but there is so much good material available, that I hope you are not tired of hearing about him. This time I want to bring to your attention in case you are like …
Frozen (2013)
This is the BEST Disney animated musical since “Beauty and the Beast”! Plus, it features a heroic young woman in the lead role. Go see it with your family! (CLICK on the title, here, to read my entire review.)
The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
This Life of Christ film draws on all 4 gospels and employs a huge cast of famous actors to tell the story from Christ’s birth thru his death & Resurrection.
Ender’s Game (2013)
In this Sc-Fi film a boy is sent to a ilitary school to see if he is “the chosen one” to lead earth’s war against the alien race that had been beaten back frotaking over the Earth 50 years earlier.
Master and Commander (2003)
During the Napoleonic Wars, this is adventure on the high seas with Capt. Aubrey and his good friend, ship’s surgeon Stephen Maturin pursue a French ship.
12 Years a Slave (2013)
The film, based on the memoir of Solomon Northrop, is about his being kidnapped and set to hard labor as a slave on Louisiana plantations before winning his freedom after 12 years
I’m In Love With a Church Girl
Miles has made a lot of money dealing drugs and producing musical acts, but when he falls in love with church-going Vanessa, he is torn between the two worlds–that of faith and that of crime..
Film Capsules October 2013
You can find longer reviews on this website, and all appear in the November Visual Parables, with most of the reviews including a set of reflection/discussion questions. You are welcome to reprint any or all of these capsules in the newsletter of your church or organization—as long as your publication includes the line: (c) 2013 …
The Fifth Estate
This is the story of the founding of Wikleaks and Julian Assange’s campaign to expose as many government and corporate secrets as possible, regardless of the consequences.