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Tag: nuns

Posted on December 23, 2021December 23, 2021

Benedetta (2021)

17th century Italian nun Sr. Benedetta, claiming to have visions of Christ & Mary & stigmata, is convicted of lesbianism & fakery.

Posted on May 29, 2021

The Blackcoat’s Daughter (2015)

A supernatural tale of exorcism & murder centering upon an upper NY Catholic girls’ school.

Posted on December 23, 2017December 23, 2017

Lady Bird (2017)

During her senior year at a CA Catholic HS Ladybird learns many lesson about truthfulness & love, as she plots against mother’s wishes to go east to college

Posted on September 17, 2016September 19, 2016

The Innocents (2016)

This haunting film, set in the aftermath of WWII, is one you shouldn’t miss. Click the image to read my entire review.

Posted on December 11, 2013December 22, 2013

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.

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