A biopic of the meteoric rise of John Forbes Nash Jr. (Russell Crowe), a math prodigy able to solve problems that baffled the greatest of minds. The movie depicts how he overcame years of suffering through schizophrenia to win the Nobel Prize. From the heights of notoriety to the depths of depravity, John Forbes Nash, […]
Archives for July 2012
The Invisible War
The Invisible War is a 2012 documentary film written and directed by Kirby Dick and produced by Amy Ziering and Tanner King Barklow about sexual assault in the United States military. An investigative and powerfully emotional documentary about the epidemic of rape of soldiers within the US military, the institutions that perpetuate and cover up […]
Reel Power & Spiritual Growth Through Film
Marsha Sinetar points out in “Reel Movies” that movies can make you see and feel your life differently. Movies are the mythology of our time. Their stories are ours. They are our reflections, our shadows, our losses, and perhaps our ultimate truth. If this wonderful book can make you see that, it is well worth […]
Philadelphia
Andrew Beckett (Tom Hanks) is a senior associate at the largest corporate law firm in Philadelphia. Although he lives with his partner Miguel Álvarez (Antonio Banderas), Beckett is not open about his homosexuality at the law firm, nor the fact that he has AIDS. On the day he is assigned the firm’s newest and most […]