Pauline Media Studies

Film & TV Reviews

Examined through diverse lenses – human, artistic, religious

Are You There, God? It’s Me Margaret — Cultural Commentary on Religious Disaffiliation

I remember growing up with Judy Blume books all the rage. I wasn’t allowed by my mother to read...

A Father’s Heart – Celebrate Saint Joseph

Patron saint of the Universal Church, workers, carpenters, families, fathers, a happy death, seminarians, Canada, expectant mothers, travelers, immigrants,...

The Pope’s Exorcist: the exorcist as superhero

In Russell Crowe’s second role as a Roman superhero, he moves from the 2nd century as Maximus, a gladiator...

Mirando al Cielo – Heroic Faith

In theaters one night only, Miranda al Cielo, the story of Saint José Sánchez del Rió, is worth the...

On A Wing And A Prayer – What can I do to help?

On Easter Sunday 2009, after attending his brother’s funeral, Doug White (Dennis Quaid) and his family board a private...

A Handful of Water – Love in Unexpected Places

We’ve all heard the stories of people fleeing their homes for the promise of a better life somewhere else....