Pauline Media Studies

Film & TV Reviews

Examined through diverse lenses – human, artistic, religious

Sing 2 – Sharing Joy with a Review of Pop Music’s Catalog

Following on the wild success of Sing, writer and director Garth Jennings brings us another delightful story in the...

King Richard – Togetherness Leads to Greatness in Virtue and in Sport

Tennis fans or not, people know the names of Venus and Serena Williams. But many may not know the...

Clifford the Big Red Dog – Love Conquers All

Every kid who has ever begged their parents for a dog and encountered resistance to the idea will love...

Purgatory – A Call to Prayer, Repentance, and Forgiveness

What’s the first image that comes to your mind when you hear the word, “purgatory”? Artists over the centuries...

Mass – Processing a Tragedy

Actor-turned-writer/director, Fran Kranz, tackles a tough subject in his feature film debut, “Mass.” The emotional aftermath of a school...

The Starling – The Gentleness of Human Growth

In a world where loss clings to our consciousness and change is relentlessly on the horizon, a film like...

Dear Evan Hansen – No One is Ever Alone

I’ve never seen the stage play but the film adaptation of Dear Evan Hansen moved me deeply even when...

Come From Away – Human Goodness Will Always Win

Canadian husband-and-wife writing team, Irene Sankoff and David Hein, visited Gander, Newfoundland in September of 2011 to commemorate and...

CODA – Familial Love Sets One Free

Really good stories move me to tears touching me at a deep emotional level. And the Sundance breakout indie...

Respect – One Artist’s Gift that brought Soul to a Nation

Like for so many other people, Aretha’s music has inspired me with the depth and power of her emotive...

Black Widow – Family First

I’ll add my voice to the many that say it’s about time for a solo film for Black Widow,...

Summer of Soul – Reversing the “Erasure”

You know Woodstock, right? That August, 1969 music festival that preached “peace and music” and became the defining event...