Pauline Media Studies

Film & TV Reviews

Examined through diverse lenses – human, artistic, religious

Words on Bathroom Walls – Love Heals the Heart

Anyone who knows someone who struggles with mental illness will find this little gem of a film extremely poignant...

The Grizzlies – The Power of Community

In one of the farthest reaches of the Arctic in northern Canada is the tiny village of Kugluktuk, in...

FLANNERY – Living the Catholic Imagination

Anytime anyone mentions fiction writers of the 20th century, one cannot help but to immediately bring to mind a...

Greyhound – Leading With an Authority That Comes From God

I learned to watch war movies with my father and read stories of the heroism of those willing to...

For Sama – The War Documentary of a Mom

“For Sama” is a difficult film to watch. When the warning flashed by at the beginning regarding graphic images,...

On The Record – high time for black women to be heard and believed

The release of HBO’s documentary On the Record could not be more timely. Directed and produced by Kirby Dick...

Screened Out – What Digital Devices are Doing to Our Lives

With the creation of smartphones and social media our lives now have digital extensions as we share who we...

A Hidden Life – The Mysticism of the Cross

In my opinion, the best film of 2019 was barely acknowledged throughout the awards season. A Hidden Life is...

I Still Believe – A Hopeful Love Story

Jon and Andrew Erwin of Kingdom Studios, riding on the success of I Can Only Imagine, have embarked on...

The Way Back – Openness to Redemption

Whose life doesn’t have a crazy mixture of heartbreak and joy, despair and hope, death and life, weakness and...

The Banker – All are Created Equal

With the passing of time stories surface that question our very humanity as we look back at our mistakes...

I AM PATRICK – Courage in Proclamation

The real reason why the Church honors Saint Patrick shines forth in the new film “I AM PATRICK,” a...