Uprising (2001)
The heroic story of the Jews rising up against the Nazis in the Warsaw Ghetto is told in great detail, this being one of the few instances of fighting back.
List of Holocaust Films with Hyperlinks
As stated in the April 2014 issue of Visual Parables, the film titles below are linked to my review of the film posted on Visual Parables’ website. Click onto the title to see the review. The Boy in Striped Pajamas The Counterfeiters (2007) Defiance Divided We Fall (2000) The Grey Zone The Hiding Place Jacob …
‘71 (2014)
A raw British soldier in Belfast is separated from his companions in a Catholic zone, forced to dodge IRA pursuers out to kill him during a very long night.
The Last Butterfly (1991)
During the Nazi era a Parisian mime who includes a mockery of their salute is sent to a camp to direct a children’s play for the benefit of a Red Cross inspection team & turns it into an act of defiance & unmasking of evil.
Selma (2014)
Prepare for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day by going to see this wonderful movie. Click the movie’s title to read my entire review.
The Vernon Johns Story (1994)
Before MLK was pastor at the Dexter Ave. Baptist Ch. there was an even more fiery preacher who prepared the way for him, Vernon Johns, a champion of justice.
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
I’m giving this second film in the Hunger Games series 4 out of 5 stars. Actress Jennifer Lawrence is impressive, giving us a Katniss who is a remarkable heroine. Click the film title to read the whole review.
V for Vendetta (2005)
Rated R. Our ratings: V-6 ; L-5 ; S-1/N-1 . Running time: 2 hours 12 min. Warning: spoilers in the last paragraph of the review. If any harm follows, then you shall give life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot for burn, wound for wound, stripe for …
The Passion of the Christ (2004)
The arrest, trial, flogging and crucifixion is shown in painfully bloody detail. Brief flashbacks to Christ’s earlier life set the context.