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From a biblical perspective

Where the Big Screen meets the Good Book

Catholic visionary Maria Valtorta quoted Jesus as saying, "I am wherever there is life or a manifestation of life. Wherever a wise man meditates, a sculptor sculpts, a poet writes, ... I am there together with Him from Whom I come. ... I am there with the Most High Creator" (333).

John W. Whitehead, on "GOD AND FILM" writes, "In this chaotic age, people are increasingly seeking something outside themselves to give order and meaning to their lives. While painting once tackled these questions, modern film now addresses this search, which inevitably includes the subject of God. Of all the artistic forms throughout the ages, film may be the most suitable forum for the discussion of religion and God" (267).

If Jesus is in all works of art, and especially in film, then movies should yield that influence through comparison with the Bible. Such I have tried to do in these my reviews, updated weekly, by including an Ideology section in each of them. I don't have a particular point to make other than finding a biblical comparison most apropos to the material.

I follow standard content ratings for a Christian in line with (I Cor. 10:27-28) "If any of them that believe not bid you to a feast, and ye be disposed to go; whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question for conscience sake. But if any man say unto you, This is offered in sacrifice unto idols, eat not for his sake that shewed it, and for conscience sake: for the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof." The feast in this case is a movie and the invite is per age group and/or caution. If you're disposed to see it and are old enough or receiving guidance, be my guest and just ignore the objectionable parts. Don't get all worked up over what's best ignored.

Movie genres

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title	Year	Rating	Stars	Description
Battleship	2012	PG-13	☆☆☆★	Untested naval officer confronts space alien raid in the Pacific.
Exit Wounds	2001	R	☆☆☆	Loose cannon gets patrol duty in a sorry city. He takes a bite out of crime.
Flight Risk	2025	R	☆☆☆☆	A hurried witness transfer in unfriendly skies requires a new pilot to replace the mob's ringer.
Homestead	2024	PG-13	☆☆☆	An eclectic mix tries to stave off the apocalypse in a fortified compound. Somebody better pray.
Hot Shots!	1991	PG-13	☆☆☆☆	American air superiority still needs its best pilot(s) to neutralize a nuclear threat.
Hot Shots! Part Deux	1993	PG-13	☆☆☆☆	A Rambo rescue mission is spliced with a hodgepodge of clips from other movies. Don't see this one on drugs.
Ladder 49	2004	PG-13	☆☆☆☆	Follows a fireman's career w/family interests and Catholic crew-mates.
The Other Guys	2010	PG-13	☆☆☆☆	Low rank men in blue vie for top dog crime buster status. Inner resources emerge.
Parker	2013	R	☆☆☆☆	A betrayed robber sets out to even the score. His betrayers are connected.
A Working Man	2025	R	☆☆☆★	A working man reaches for his erstwhile soldiering skills to rescue his boss' trafficked daughter.


Title	Year	Rating	Stars	Description
Mickey 17	2025	R	☆☆☆★	An off world experimental cloning project exceeds parameters. Some one is expendable.
Nothing but Trouble	1991	PG-13	☆☆☆☆☆	Picnicking financiers in a BMW stumble into small town justice on Cupid's firing range.
Red Planet	2000	PG-13	☆☆☆☆	B-squad astronauts sent to Mars to troubleshoot failed terrafarming experiment. Nothing goes right.
Stand By Me	1986	R	☆☆☆☆☆	Four Oregon boys wet behind the ears, keep their powder dry and embark on a memorable quest.


Title	Year	Rating	Stars	Description
The Last Supper	2025	PG-13	☆☆☆	Jesus prepares Peter to spread the good news. Windows on an old story.


Title	Year	Rating	Stars	Description
Alfie	2004	R	☆☆☆☆	Slimy Limey Don Juan demystifies free love but fails to discover what it's all about.
Aquamarine	2006	PG	☆☆☆☆	Summer near romance takes a back seat to a mermaid bailing on her scheduled nuptials.
As Time Goes By	2002	PG	☆☆☆☆	Soldier & nurse meet, fall in love, get separated, then meet again by chance & rekindle the flame.
The Back-up Plan	2010	PG-13	☆☆☆☆	When her baby clock starts ticking, she connects to a time bomb. Something's bound to happen.
Chasing Liberty	2004	PG-13	☆☆☆☆	The sequestered First Daughter at 18 slips her minders in Prague to go check out the Love Parade in Berlin.
Hot Shots!	1991	PG-13	☆☆☆☆	American air superiority still needs its best pilot(s) to neutralize a nuclear threat.
Hot Shots! Part Deux	1993	PG-13	☆☆☆☆	A Rambo rescue mission is spliced with a hodgepodge of clips from other movies. Don't see this one on drugs.
Intolerable Cruelity	2003	PG-13	☆☆☆☆☆	Divorce attorney and gold-digger partner up in Las Vegas for mixed motives.
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl	2008	G	☆☆☆☆	A Great Depression, Nancy Drew solves a crime and ends up in print. A happy Thanksgiving results.
Leap Year	2010	PG	☆☆☆☆☆	Longsuffering lass beats a path to Dublin to propose to her foot-dragging fellow. Cupid gets in the way.
Mickey 17	2025	R	☆☆☆★	An off world experimental cloning project exceeds parameters. Some one is expendable.
Mrs. Winterbourne	1996	PG-13	☆☆☆☆	Misidentification stemming from a train wreck puts Cinderella & baby on Easy Queasy Street.
Nothing but Trouble	1991	PG-13	☆☆☆☆☆	Picnicking financiers in a BMW stumble into small town justice on Cupid's firing range.
The Other Guys	2010	PG-13	☆☆☆☆	Low rank men in blue vie for top dog crime buster status. Inner resources emerge.
Ramona and Beezus	2010	G	☆☆☆☆	Downsized dad, back-to-work mom, spread out children, favorite aunt & an aging cat ratchet through changes.
Riff Raff	2024	R	☆☆☆★	Two sides of a family cut from different cloths sew up the new year.
Stand By Me	1986	R	☆☆☆☆☆	Four Oregon boys wet behind the ears, keep their powder dry and embark on a memorable quest.
When Harry Met Sally	1989	R	☆☆☆☆	An unlikely friendship develops into a more unlikely romance, or does it?


Title	Year	Rating	Stars	Description
Exit Wounds	2001	R	☆☆☆	Loose cannon gets patrol duty in a sorry city. He takes a bite out of crime.
Flight Risk	2025	R	☆☆☆☆	A hurried witness transfer in unfriendly skies requires a new pilot to replace the mob's ringer.
The Hunters	2011	R	☆☆☆	A forsaken fort crawling with criminals exceeds its share of mischief this Christmas.
Now You See Me	2013	PG-13	☆☆☆☆	Small time illusionists band together for a big con hosted by person(s) unknown.
The Other Guys	2010	PG-13	☆☆☆☆	Low rank men in blue vie for top dog crime buster status. Inner resources emerge.
Parker	2013	R	☆☆☆☆	A betrayed robber sets out to even the score. His betrayers are connected.
Perfect Stranger	2007	R	☆☆☆☆	A tabloid hack busts a philandering BSD for the torturous murder of her harpy friend.
Riff Raff	2024	R	☆☆☆★	Two sides of a family cut from different cloths sew up the new year.


Title	Year	Rating	Stars	Description
The Last Supper	2025	PG-13	☆☆☆	Jesus prepares Peter to spread the good news. Windows on an old story.


Title	Year	Rating	Stars	Description
Alfie	2004	R	☆☆☆☆	Slimy Limey Don Juan demystifies free love but fails to discover what it's all about.
Beastly	2011	PG-13	☆☆☆	Bewitched blockhead must find true love to restore his good looks. There's a time limit.
Black Bag	2025	R	☆☆☆☆	Spy catcher's list of suspects includes his wife. Implicit trust is put to the test.
Blue Crush	2002	PG-13	☆☆☆	Surfer girl prepares for big contest amidst fears, uncertainties and responsibilities.
Far From Heaven	2003	PG-13	☆☆☆☆	A seemingly perfect couple is undermined by their hidden flaws in a less than perfect society.
The Father	2010	PG-13	☆☆☆☆	Addled papa confronts his need for institutional care. He works it out at his own pace.
Flight Risk	2025	R	☆☆☆☆	A hurried witness transfer in unfriendly skies requires a new pilot to replace the mob's ringer.
Hell of a Summer	2023	R	☆☆☆	Counselors weekend at summer camp is the pits. Few survive.
Homestead	2024	PG-13	☆☆☆	An eclectic mix tries to stave off the apocalypse in a fortified compound. Somebody better pray.
The Indian	2007	PG-13	☆☆☆★	Absent father is forced to reconnect after much water has passed under the bridge. Rocky reunion.
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl	2008	G	☆☆☆☆	A Great Depression, Nancy Drew solves a crime and ends up in print. A happy Thanksgiving results.
Ladder 49	2004	PG-13	☆☆☆☆	Follows a fireman's career w/family interests and Catholic crew-mates.
The Moth Diaries	2011	R	☆☆☆★	An all-girls boarding school is the hunting ground for a dyke vampire who'd like an eternal companion.
Mrs. Winterbourne	1996	PG-13	☆☆☆☆	Misidentification stemming from a train wreck puts Cinderella & baby on Easy Queasy Street.
Ramona and Beezus	2010	G	☆☆☆☆	Downsized dad, back-to-work mom, spread out children, favorite aunt & an aging cat ratchet through changes.
Stand By Me	1986	R	☆☆☆☆☆	Four Oregon boys wet behind the ears, keep their powder dry and embark on a memorable quest.
When Harry Met Sally	1989	R	☆☆☆☆	An unlikely friendship develops into a more unlikely romance, or does it?


Title	Year	Rating	Stars	Description
Aquamarine	2006	PG	☆☆☆☆	Summer near romance takes a back seat to a mermaid bailing on her scheduled nuptials.
Beastly	2011	PG-13	☆☆☆	Bewitched blockhead must find true love to restore his good looks. There's a time limit.
The Moth Diaries	2011	R	☆☆☆★	An all-girls boarding school is the hunting ground for a dyke vampire who'd like an eternal companion.
Ramona and Beezus	2010	G	☆☆☆☆	Downsized dad, back-to-work mom, spread out children, favorite aunt & an aging cat ratchet through changes.


Title	Year	Rating	Stars	Description
Mickey 17	2025	R	☆☆☆★	An off world experimental cloning project exceeds parameters. Some one is expendable.
A Working Man	2025	R	☆☆☆★	A working man reaches for his erstwhile soldiering skills to rescue his boss' trafficked daughter.


Title	Year	Rating	Stars	Description
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl	2008	G	☆☆☆☆	A Great Depression, Nancy Drew solves a crime and ends up in print. A happy Thanksgiving results.
The Last Supper	2025	PG-13	☆☆☆	Jesus prepares Peter to spread the good news. Windows on an old story.


Title	Year	Rating	Stars	Description
The Eye	2008	PG-13	☆☆☆☆	A cornea transplant recipient manifests the second sight of the (unknown) donor who was thought a witch.
Hell of a Summer	2023	R	☆☆☆	Counselors weekend at summer camp is the pits. Few survive.
The Hunters	2011	R	☆☆☆	A forsaken fort crawling with criminals exceeds its share of mischief this Christmas.
The Moth Diaries	2011	R	☆☆☆★	An all-girls boarding school is the hunting ground for a dyke vampire who'd like an eternal companion.
Nosferatu	2024	NR	☆☆☆	A greedy sap is lured to a vampire's lair, who has a pointed claim on his wife.

Music /
Title	Year	Rating	Stars	Description
The Eye	2008	PG-13	☆☆☆☆	A cornea transplant recipient manifests the second sight of the (unknown) donor who was thought a witch.
Intolerable Cruelity	2003	PG-13	☆☆☆☆☆	Divorce attorney and gold-digger partner up in Las Vegas for mixed motives.
Nothing but Trouble	1991	PG-13	☆☆☆☆☆	Picnicking financiers in a BMW stumble into small town justice on Cupid's firing range.


Title	Year	Rating	Stars	Description
The Eye	2008	PG-13	☆☆☆☆	A cornea transplant recipient manifests the second sight of the (unknown) donor who was thought a witch.
The Father	2010	PG-13	☆☆☆☆	Addled papa confronts his need for institutional care. He works it out at his own pace.
Hell of a Summer	2023	R	☆☆☆	Counselors weekend at summer camp is the pits. Few survive.
The Moth Diaries	2011	R	☆☆☆★	An all-girls boarding school is the hunting ground for a dyke vampire who'd like an eternal companion.
Now You See Me	2013	PG-13	☆☆☆☆	Small time illusionists band together for a big con hosted by person(s) unknown.
Perfect Stranger	2007	R	☆☆☆☆	A tabloid hack busts a philandering BSD for the torturous murder of her harpy friend.


Title	Year	Rating	Stars	Description
Alfie	2004	R	☆☆☆☆	Slimy Limey Don Juan demystifies free love but fails to discover what it's all about.
Aquamarine	2006	PG	☆☆☆☆	Summer near romance takes a back seat to a mermaid bailing on her scheduled nuptials.
As Time Goes By	2002	PG	☆☆☆☆	Soldier & nurse meet, fall in love, get separated, then meet again by chance & rekindle the flame.
The Back-up Plan	2010	PG-13	☆☆☆☆	When her baby clock starts ticking, she connects to a time bomb. Something's bound to happen.
Battleship	2012	PG-13	☆☆☆★	Untested naval officer confronts space alien raid in the Pacific.
Beastly	2011	PG-13	☆☆☆	Bewitched blockhead must find true love to restore his good looks. There's a time limit.
Blue Crush	2002	PG-13	☆☆☆	Surfer girl prepares for big contest amidst fears, uncertainties and responsibilities.
Chasing Liberty	2004	PG-13	☆☆☆☆	The sequestered First Daughter at 18 slips her minders in Prague to go check out the Love Parade in Berlin.
Far From Heaven	2003	PG-13	☆☆☆☆	A seemingly perfect couple is undermined by their hidden flaws in a less than perfect society.
The Indian	2007	PG-13	☆☆☆★	Absent father is forced to reconnect after much water has passed under the bridge. Rocky reunion.
Intolerable Cruelity	2003	PG-13	☆☆☆☆☆	Divorce attorney and gold-digger partner up in Las Vegas for mixed motives.
Leap Year	2010	PG	☆☆☆☆☆	Longsuffering lass beats a path to Dublin to propose to her foot-dragging fellow. Cupid gets in the way.
Mrs. Winterbourne	1996	PG-13	☆☆☆☆	Misidentification stemming from a train wreck puts Cinderella & baby on Easy Queasy Street.
When Harry Met Sally	1989	R	☆☆☆☆	An unlikely friendship develops into a more unlikely romance, or does it?


Title	Year	Rating	Stars	Description
Battleship	2012	PG-13	☆☆☆★	Untested naval officer confronts space alien raid in the Pacific.
Mickey 17	2025	R	☆☆☆★	An off world experimental cloning project exceeds parameters. Some one is expendable.
Red Planet	2000	PG-13	☆☆☆☆	B-squad astronauts sent to Mars to troubleshoot failed terrafarming experiment. Nothing goes right.


Title	Year	Rating	Stars	Description
Blue Crush	2002	PG-13	☆☆☆	Surfer girl prepares for big contest amidst fears, uncertainties and responsibilities.


Title	Year	Rating	Stars	Description
Black Bag	2025	R	☆☆☆☆	Spy catcher's list of suspects includes his wife. Implicit trust is put to the test.
Exit Wounds	2001	R	☆☆☆	Loose cannon gets patrol duty in a sorry city. He takes a bite out of crime.
Flight Risk	2025	R	☆☆☆☆	A hurried witness transfer in unfriendly skies requires a new pilot to replace the mob's ringer.
Homestead	2024	PG-13	☆☆☆	An eclectic mix tries to stave off the apocalypse in a fortified compound. Somebody better pray.
The Hunters	2011	R	☆☆☆	A forsaken fort crawling with criminals exceeds its share of mischief this Christmas.
Ladder 49	2004	PG-13	☆☆☆☆	Follows a fireman's career w/family interests and Catholic crew-mates.
Now You See Me	2013	PG-13	☆☆☆☆	Small time illusionists band together for a big con hosted by person(s) unknown.
The Other Guys	2010	PG-13	☆☆☆☆	Low rank men in blue vie for top dog crime buster status. Inner resources emerge.
Parker	2013	R	☆☆☆☆	A betrayed robber sets out to even the score. His betrayers are connected.
Perfect Stranger	2007	R	☆☆☆☆	A tabloid hack busts a philandering BSD for the torturous murder of her harpy friend.
Red Planet	2000	PG-13	☆☆☆☆	B-squad astronauts sent to Mars to troubleshoot failed terrafarming experiment. Nothing goes right.
A Working Man	2025	R	☆☆☆★	A working man reaches for his erstwhile soldiering skills to rescue his boss' trafficked daughter.


Title	Year	Rating	Stars	Description
Battleship	2012	PG-13	☆☆☆★	Untested naval officer confronts space alien raid in the Pacific.
Hot Shots!	1991	PG-13	☆☆☆☆	American air superiority still needs its best pilot(s) to neutralize a nuclear threat.
Hot Shots! Part Deux	1993	PG-13	☆☆☆☆	A Rambo rescue mission is spliced with a hodgepodge of clips from other movies. Don't see this one on drugs.


Title	Year	Rating	Stars	Description

Works Cited

Valtorta, Maria. The Gospel as Revealed to Me. Vol. 2. Translated from Italian by Nicandro Picozzi, M.A., D.D. Revised by Patrick McLaughlin, M.A. This 2nd English Edition has now replaced the First English Edition, The Poem of the Man-God. WEB.

Whitehead, John W. Grasping for the Wind: the search for meaning in the 20th century. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 2001. Print.

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