Pauline Media Studies

Film & TV Reviews

Examined through diverse lenses – human, artistic, religious

Roma – A Love Letter to Women

An elegantly-shot, black-and-white, English-subtitled Oscar contender is Alfonso Cuarón’s new film “Roma.” (Cuarón is known for “Children of Men,”...

Gosnell film shines light on abortion’s inequities, horrors

The clinic — the subject of feature film “Gosnell: The Trial of America’s Biggest Serial Killer” — is owned...

Creed II – Family Above All

No matter what you think of Sylvester Stallone, you just can’t knock that he is Rocky Balboa. When he...

Ready Player One – Real Life Relationships

This is one of my favorite films of 2018. Some people liked it and some really did not. I...

First Man – The Suffering of Greatness

We all know the story of the Russian/US race to space in the 1960s, and the image of the...

A Star is Born – Selfless Love

This fourth remake of the original 1937 film by the same name has proven to become a classic all...

“The Hate U Give” Film gives a clear voice to its young heroine

In the new film “The Hate U Give,” 16-year-old Starr Carter (Amandla Stenberg), her older half-brother, Seven (Lamar Johnson),...

Smallfoot – Seek the Truth

Turning the legend of Bigfoot on its head with plenty of laughs comes the animated comedy, “Smallfoot” (Warner Bros.)....

Searching – Know Your Children

The opening montage of “Searching” brings to mind Pixar’s “Up” for its tour through a 15-year span of the...

Unbroken: Path to Redemption – Being Set Free

I remember reading the incredible story of Louis Zamperini that is chronicled in the best-selling book Unbroken by Laura...

One Nun’s Take on Horror Film “The Nun”

As I begin this review, let me say that there are two Catholic theological aspects of this film that...

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society – the power of a good book

The Netflix original film, “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society,” directed by Mike Newell (Harry Potter and...