Pauline Media Studies

Film & TV Reviews

Examined through diverse lenses – human, artistic, religious

The Hail Mary – A Filmmaker’s Love Letter to Religious Sisters

Sometimes films get made because they are a “passion project” of the filmmakers. Not often, however, has a film...

Solo Mio – Disappointment as Gift

You know the cliché that gets applied when something bad happens, but an opportunity comes from it, right? It’s...

Moses the Black – God’s Persistent Grace

Many films tell the story of the gangster lifestyle by exploring the seductive rise to power, the brutality of...

Song Sung Blue – Fulfilled Lives

The true story told in the new film, Song Sung Blue, might not be familiar to those outside the...

Hazel’s Heart – Love Endures All Things

I’m guessing that, unless you’re from North Dakota, you’ve never heard of Hazel Miner. I definitely had not until...

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery – Authenticity in Vocation

As with the other Knives Out mysteries, in Wake Up Dead Man, writer-director Rian Johnson teases the viewer to...

The Wilderness – a devastating story based on the filmmaker’s own experience

The path to healing after a harrowing teen experience came through art in the form of film for writer...

David – Total Trust in God

With the success of House of David’s two seasons on Amazon Prime, the story of King David from the...

Kevin Costner Presents: The First Christmas

The reason for the season comes to network television! Kevin Costner Presents: The First Christmas comes to ABC television...

Rental Family – Thirst for Authentic Relationships

I was intrigued enough when I saw the Rental Family trailer that I forked over my money to see...

Sarah’s Oil – Perseverance Through Faith

Kingdom Story’s newest release, Sarah’s Oil, is a lesson in absolute resolve when fueled by trust in God’s will....

The Summer Book – A Time for Back-to-Basics

Based on the novel by Tove Jansson and adapted for the screen by Robert Jones, The Summer Book follows...