Tag: Movies

  • What IS Good Entertainment?

    What IS Good Entertainment?

    Sometimes the better books are hugely entertaining, and sometimes they are not, but I want to retrain my mind to favor more edifying media. I know God will reward me for doing so, and that I’ll feel closer to Him as a result.

  • Matterless Affairs

    Matterless Affairs

    The world is full of things that aren’t worthy of Christ. I regret that some of them appear before me. I’d rather they did not.

  • A Day at the Mall

    A Day at the Mall

    Today my wife wanted to go to the mall. We went to the closest one, and did not have to suffer the freeways.

  • A Brilliant Romance

    A Brilliant Romance

    Film director Danny Boyle describes himself as a “spiritual atheist, but in his 2019 romantic musical, Yesterday, he shows the power of love and music so strongly, I can’t help but think the Lord was at the center of it.

  • A Day at the Mall

    A Day at the Mall

    We made a trip to the local mall today for errands, lunch and a movie.

  • Song of the Week – Extra!

    Song of the Week – Extra!

    This is one of my favorite “old” movies; it is not a movie about gratuitous sex; it is about young people finding their way, and finding love and having fun; and I have a special place in my heart for it.

  • Remembering Gene Hackman

    Remembering Gene Hackman

    I loved watching Gene Hackman in a ton of movies over five decades.

  • Best Movie I’ve Seen in A Long Time

    Best Movie I’ve Seen in A Long Time

    I’ve seen some good movies in the past few years, but one that stands out from the rest is Stranger Than Fiction, which I missed during its theatrical release in 2006, but I stumbled on it recently and recalled someone had suggested it back then.

  • An actor mistreated by the industry

    An actor mistreated by the industry

    Djimon Hounsou is “struggling to make a living” despite his Hollywood success

  • Interesting Movie

    Interesting Movie

    There are some very good moments in Conclave. I am not sure how I feel about the story or the denouement, but if you are wanting a Hollywood view into the machinations of the papacy, Conclave might be for you.