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Category Archives: Film Shots
Review: 13 Reasons Why
Spoiler Alert I have not been as conflicted about a show as I am about the Netflix series, 13 Reasons Why, a series based on the novel “Thirteen Reasons Why” by Jay Asher which details the reasons a high school … Continue reading
Oscar Best Picture Review
My thoughts on the Academy Awards Best Picture nominations. At the top of my list is Fences. I thought it was by far the strongest ensemble with two great performances by Denzel and Viola. It is a story that speaks to the … Continue reading
Review: Silence – Speaks Volumes
Many will categorize Martin Scorsese’s latest film, Silence as a faith film; it is better described as a film about faith. While “Faith Films” have been in vogue in the last four years or so, many of those films are … Continue reading
Posted in Faith Shots, Film Shots, Scattershooting
Tagged Adam Driver, Andrew Garfield, apostasy, Cerian Hinds, Christ, faith, faith film, grace, Jesuits, jesus, Liam Neeson, Martin Scorsese, righteousness, Silence, suffering
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Film Review: Fences
Fences is the long awaited screen adaptation of August Wilson’s 1987 Pulitzer Prize winning play. After decades of rumors, and starts and stops, the African-American family drama set in the 1950’s and 60’s finally made its film debut this … Continue reading
Posted in Film Shots
Tagged August Wilson, Denzel Washington, ego, faith, Fences, fences film, film, forgiveness, grace, jesus, Mykelty Williamson, Relationships, religion, Russell Hornsby, Stephen Henderson, The Gospel of Matthew, the Kingdom of God, The Sermon on the Mount, Viola Davis
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Film Review: Collateral Beauty
One can describe Collateral Beauty as a film that is powerful cubed. It has powerful performances of a powerful subject that can have a powerful impact on viewers. Collateral Beauty is a film about profound loss, pain, and the restorative … Continue reading
Review “Rules Don’t Apply”
As an Academy Award-winning director (Reds), film actor and auteur, and since it has been 16 years since he made a film, a new film by Warren Beatty is important. Rules Don’t Apply is a good romantic comedy and dramatic film … Continue reading
Rules Don’t Apply and Conversation with Warren Beatty
There is a running joke among clergy that when people find you in unusual situations or doing very ordinary things such as taking a pie in the face for a charity or stacking chairs, they ask you if they taught … Continue reading
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Tagged Annette Bening, faith and film, jesus, Relationships, Rules Dont Apply, The 10 Commandments, The Church, Warren Beatty
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