Pauline Media Studies

Film & TV Reviews

Examined through diverse lenses – human, artistic, religious

Operation Finale – Love Your Enemies

World War II movies are their own genre but not many films are told from the Jewish perspective. “Operation...

Crazy Rich Asians – Cinderlla Goes East

I went to go see this movie with two of our Sisters, both of whom are of Asian descent....

Operation Finale – Deceptiveness of Evil

I have read many books and seen numerous films about the infamous Nazi regime that swept over Europe like...

Eighth Grade – Parenting is a tough job

“Eighth Grade,” the film by first time writer-director Bo Burnham, is not for eighth graders. But if you’re a...

Dog Days – Asking nothing in return

Written by Elissa Matsueda and Erica Oyama and directed by Ken Marino, the new comedy “Dog Days” (LD Entertainment)...

Christopher Robin – Childlike Simplicity

I grew up reading the Winnie the Pooh stories so I quickly became a fan of the new movie,...

Three Identical Strangers – Nature vs. Nurture

I have an adopted brother and when I tell his story to people, their reaction is sometimes that truth...

Ant-Man and the Wasp – Love Never Forgets

The latest offering from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, “Ant-Man and the Wasp,” really stands alone as one of the...

Leave No Trace – and two other father-daughter films

This past week I screened three films, now in theaters, about the relationships between fathers and daughters. Two are...

Won’t You Be My Neighbor – The Influence of Television

Blessed James Alberione, the founder of my religious community, the Daughters of St. Paul, had the idea at the...

The Incredibles 2 – Family First

I don’t know of any sequel in recent memory that matches the original and “The Incredibles 2” is no...

Solo: A Star Wars Story – More Than Meets the Eye

If you’re a lifelong Star Wars fan like I am (Episode IV was the first movie I remember seeing...