The Banker (2020)
Two black men hire & train a white to be their front so they can buy real estate & eventually a bank from racist businessmen in the 1960s.
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)
The reimagining of Sleeping Beauty continues with Maleficent warring against evil Queen Ingrith who for a while tricks Aurora into believing her godmother is an enemy.
Lenten Reflections for Film Lovers: Part 6
Our new week of Lenten reflections on faith and film is ready now. Click on the title of this week’s collection to read all seven reflections.
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)
In the 3rd film Hiccup & Astrid fight a new villain out to destroy dragons & then decide they must take them to a hidden land for safety.
Stan and Ollie (2018)
The last year of the comedy team of Stan & Ollie is depicted, which consisted of a tour of Great Britain & Ireland.
Barbershop (2002)
The fathers of both Charlie Brown and Charles Schultz were barbers—and each remembers them with fondness the warmth and feeling of acceptance that filled their fathers’ shops. Not so in the case of the character played by Ice Cube in this funny and insightful comedy. Calvin is the third generation of his family to run …
Change in the Air (2018)
Terrific movie set in a small town. Click the headline to read my entire review.
Puzzle (2018)
Whether intentional or not, I found the name of the main character in this film, mostly set during the period of Lent, as very symbolic—Agnes, played exquisitely by Kelly Macdonald. Throughout the first part of the film this middle-aged housewife is as meek as a lamb, until the fateful day when her life takes a …
Sorry to Bother You (2018)
As the black Cassius Green rises in the world of telemarketing dominated by whites he is tempted to sell out his friends, and then he makes a horrible discovery.
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
In the new Jurassic World our heroes return to the island to save the dinosaurs fro being destroyed by the eruption of its volcano–what could go wrong?