Pauline Media Studies

Film & TV Reviews

Examined through diverse lenses – human, artistic, religious

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Arthur the King – Overcoming Selfishness

Adventure racing is a team sport but Michael (Mark Wahlberg) has a bad habit of not listening to his...

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One Life – Multiplication of Good

Nicholas Winton seems to have been a man who could move others to action by his conviction and enthusiasm...

Cabrini – the Dignity of the Immigrant

Cabrini, set to hit theaters on March 8, International Woman’s Day, brings to the big screen the incredible true...

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Under the Influencer – Taking Time to Grow

Now available as video-on-demand, the new independent film Under the Influencer, written and directed by Alex Haughey, takes a...

The Shift – The Strength of True Love

Angel Studios, known for The Chosen and The Sound of Freedom, recently released a sci-fi film loosely based on...

Freud’s Last Session – Patient Listening

There’s no proof that Sigmund Freud and C.S. Lewis ever met but we do know that Freud asked an...

The Boys in the Boat – We Are One

If you’re searching for a movie to see over the Christmas holidays that’s good for the whole family, look...

How I Learned to Fly – Hope in Dark Times

To movie-going audiences who like to have everything wrapped up in a nice little bow by the end will...

Trolls Band Together – Harmony in Imperfection

From a strictly film viewpoint, I think it’s about time Dreamworks hung up the Trolls franchise. Trolls Band Together,...

Journey to Bethlehem

Thanks to Sister Margaret Kerry, FSP, for being a guest reviewer. A new musical retelling of the classic Bible...

Native Ball — Inspiring Generations

Following up on the Emmy© award winner The House that Rob Built about the legendary women’s college basketball coach...

Killers of the Flower Moon — Greed and the Insidiousness of Evil

This is perhaps Martin Scorsese’s most brilliant film showing his skills as a master-storyteller. He delves deep into the...