Carol (2015)
Carol wants to live with store clerk Therese, but it is the 1950s, & both her husband, who threatens to take away their daughter, & society oppose it.
Film Capsules March 2015
At Theaters Still Alice Rated PG-13. Ecclesiastes 9:11-12; Deuteronomy 4:9. See why Julianne Moore deserved her Best Actress Oscar in this wrenching drama about loss and love. Her Alice is a distinguished Columbia University professor whose diagnosis of early Alzheimer’s disease. Worst yet, it is a rare genetic form so there is a 50% chance …
Film Capsules January 2015
Readers who send out newsletters or produce church bulletins are welcome to reprint any or all of these mini-reviews, the one stipulation being that at the end they include © 2914 Edward McNulty, Visual Parables. Click onto a title to read a much longer review. Selma Rated PG-13. Amos 5:21-24. None of the other fine …
Film Capsules October 2014
Readers who send out newsletters or produce church bulletins are welcome to reprint any or all of these mini-reviews, the one stipulation being that at the end they include © Edward McNulty, Visual Parables. The Good Lie Rated PG-13.Leviticus 19:34; Philippians 2:3-4. All those who consider themselves peacemakers should embrace this social justice parable. The …
Film Capsules June 20014
Note: The links will connect you to the longer reviews at www.visualparables.org. Belle Rated PG. Isaiah 61:1; Galatians 3:28. Set in 18th century England, this is based on the true story of Dido Belle Mansfield, the mixed blood child whom her sea captain father left with his uncle and aunt, Lord and Lady Mansfield, after …
NOAH (2014)
Loosely based on the Bible story, this is a special effects-generated adventure tale in which Noah and family must fight for the ark & worry about t. future.
The Magdalene Sisters (2002)
This fictionalized account of how the Catholic Church in Ireland made virtual slaves of “bad girls” is based on the news reports of the 1960s hits hard.
The Fourth Wiseman (1985)
The 4th wise man who, arriving too late to give his gifts to the Christ Child, keeps on searching for the rest of his life, using his gifts to help others.
Django Unchained (2013)
Rated R. Running time: 2 hours 45 min. Our ratings: V -8; L -9; S/N -3. Our stra rating (1-5): 4 Their mouths are filled with cursing and deceit and oppression; under their tongues are mischief and iniquity. Psalm 10.7 Django and King Schultz become partners in bounty hunting. 2013 Weinstein Co. Fans of Quentin …
Robin Hood (2010)
Rated PG-13. Our Ratings: V-6; L-1; S/N-2. Length: 2 hours 20 min. Give the king your justice, O God, and your righteousness to a king’s son. May he judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice. May the mountains yield prosperity for the people, and the hills, in righteousness. May he defend the …