Pauline Media Studies

Film & TV Reviews

Examined through diverse lenses – human, artistic, religious

Bau: Artist at War – Love Conquers All

Reflecting on history affords us the chance to be reminded again and again that amid the greatest evils perpetrated...

Light of the World – Find Darkness, Insert Light

There have been numerous movies made about the life of Jesus, both live-action and animated. Each one offers a...

Guardians of the Rainforest

Immerse yourself in the colorful sights, vibrant sounds and local languages spoken in three tropical rainforests. Produced by veteran...

Sketch – Creatively Expressing Feelings

I was never much of a draw-er when I was a kid, but I did experience grief. I was...

How to Train Your Dragon – Courage Under Pressure

The movie-going audience has been inundated with live-action remakes lately, mostly from Disney. The unscientific consensus, at least for...

Testament – Awesome Faith

Angel Studios has been cranking out new content at the speed of light. Well, not really the speed of...

The Ritual – Compassion at Its Best

It’s very unusual for me to agree to watch a horror movie, but when I was approached about reviewing...

Adolescense: Netflix Series Asks What Lies Beneath

Deserves To Be Seen And Awarded Last weekend, I watched “Adolescence,” the new four-part Netflix series, and it haunts...

Rule Breakers – The Power of Knowledge

When the U.S. and NATO forces pulled out of Afghanistan in 2021, one of the things the Taliban did...

From Ground Zero: Stories from Gaza – The Human Face of War

We see and read news about the Israel-Hamas war often, but being geographically remote we might feel physically and...

Mary – A Woman of Courageous Faith

The challenge of turning any biblical story into a captivating visual experience is balancing Scriptural accuracy with the creative...

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever – Love, Both Human and Divine, Transforms

Dallas Jenkins, creator of the wildly popular show, The Chosen, dips his foot into filmmaking with The Best Christmas...