Pauline Media Studies

Film & TV Reviews

Examined through diverse lenses – human, artistic, religious

Playing with Fire – All for the Kids

I have a confession to make. I’m the daughter of a firefighter and so I love seeing movies that...

Midway – A Battle Remembered

As a World War II history buff, I’m interested in any new movie that comes out about the epic...

Arctic Dogs – It’s OK to be just a fox

“Arctic Dogs” serves up family-friendly fare, scoring high on the cuteness meter despite its lack of originality. The little...

Harriet – Live Free or Die

“Harriet” is a much overdue film chronicling the life and exploits of the most famous conductor on the Underground...

The Divine Plan – Coincidence or God’s Hand at Work?

“All the world’s a stage and all the men and women merely players,” says Shakespeare in his play, “As...

The Great Alaskan Race – Perseverance Against All Odds

Sometimes in history the people who do amazing self-sacrificing deeds are overlooked or others take the credit for their...

By the Grace of God – The Time for Transparency

After the film Spotlight hit theaters in the US in 2015, a stunned but grateful audience, even of those...

Judy- Life isn’t always a rainbow

Based on the stage play “End of the Rainbow” by Peter Quilter, the new film “Judy” focuses on the...

Abominable – Power in Remembrance

Remember the Abominable Snow Monster from “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?” Well, the Humble Bumble gets reinvented as an adorable...

Ad Astra – Reaching Beyond or Within?

At the Venice Film Festival Ad Astra was a hit, not because of the film necessarily but because Brad...

Joker – The Origin of Evil

When I saw Joker at its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival at the beginning of September, it...

The Laundromat – And the Rich Get Richer

When Netflix’s film The Laudromat premiered at the Venice Film Festival people cheered, mainly because that Festival, contrary to...