Five Came Back (2017)
Stories of 5 Hollywood directors who volunteered to film WW 2 & how the war changed them & their films changed the world, told by 5 contemporary directors.
Beauty and the Beast (2017)
Both a cursed prince & a young woman learn what true beauty is in this fairy tale about a girl held captive by a beast who must learn to love & to be loved.
A United Kingdom (2016)
The young heir to the throne in Bechuanaland upsets Britain’s government when he marries a white woman & refuses the government’s demand to annul the marriage.
Things to Come (2016)
A middle-aged Parisian woman teaching philosophy faces a series of losses, beginning with her adulterous husband, the death of hr mother, & her book contract.
Moana (2016)
A brave Polynesia princess sets forth on a sea journey on a perilous quest.
June 2014 Journal
Inside: Belle, Chef, Godzilla, T.Amazing Spider-Man 2, Million Dollar Arm, Heaven Is For Real, God’s Pocket, Words & Pictures, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Fed Up, Jodorowsky’s Dune, T. Corrie ten Boom Story. Feature article on films For t. 100th Anniversary of World War 1, and much more. Click image or title above for more details.
Pelé: Birth of a Legend (2016)
Other critics dismiss this story about the Brazilian soccer legend, but I think it will touch your heart. Click the image to read my review.
Time Out of Mind (2014)
In NYC a mentally unstable man lives on the streets, has difficulty getting shelter & other social welfare assistance, & tries to reconnect with a daughter.
Gemma Bovery (2014)
A randy old baker in Normandy tells the tragic story of a new neighbor’s lovely but adulterous wife as viewed through the lens of Flaubert’s MADAME BOVARY.
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 …