A bland adaptation, hampered by muddled production and a mediocre script.
Month: July 2022
Jurassic World Dominion – Silly dino fun
Bubblegum entertainment with laughs aplenty – though not always at the point intended.
Easter Parade (1948) – Glorious technicolour!
With music by Irving Berlin, Easter Parade contains some of Astaire and Garland’s best known songs, including the title number and Steppin’ Out For My Baby
Fatherland by Robert Harris – quirky historical thriller
A well constructed thriller with a good hook that doesn’t quite meet the high expectations set by its reputation
Jesus of Nazareth – Benedict’s masterpiece
Pope-emeritus Benedict XVI’s prayerful and capacious study of Christ’s public ministry
The Day Will Dawn (1942) – propaganda done well
If you are going to have a monologue on the evils of Hitler and the grave threat he poses, then you had better get Ralph Richardson to deliver it.
Sealed Cargo (1951) – sturdiness personified
There’s a quiet professionalism to this 1951 WWII drama, with Dana Andrews and Claude Rains leading from the front
Stalker (1979) – Simply a masterpiece
Andrei Tarkovsky is undoubtedly one of the most distinctive Christian artists and filmmakers of the 20th century, and Stalker is his masterpiece.
Go With Me (2008)
It’s not a Christian moral backdrop, more of a mans-gotta-do and the question is, will he?