Pauline Media Studies

Film & TV Reviews

Examined through diverse lenses – human, artistic, religious

Diane – Seeking Redemption through Simplicity of Life

Set in small town America this film, written and directed by Kent Jones, deals with everydayness—an eternal awareness of...

Birds of Paradise – Greed Only Breeds Violence

Understanding the Colombian drug trafficking and its origins is a complicated and complex story, but one that is usually...

Alita: Battle Angel – Humanity in a World of AI

The release of Alita: Battle Angel, a cyperpunk action film based on the Japanese manga comic by Yukito Kishiro,...

Green Book – Honoring the Artist?

Oscar-nominated for Best Picture, “Green Book” is a feel-good, road-trip, buddy movie. Or is it? Someone recently commented: “‘Green...

Bird Box – Leading by Faith Not by Sight

Malorie (Sandra Bullock), a pregnant artist, is shocked when her sister, Jessica (Sarah Paulson), comes home with news of...

Mary Poppins Returns – A Review

The new “Mary Poppins Returns” is a soaring success, a rousing romp and a tremendous triumph! If I thought...

Bohemian Rhapsody – Exquisite Use of Queen’s Catalog

Full disclosure. Before I review “Bohemian Rhapsody,” you need to know that I have deep “Queen” roots. Engrained memories....

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...