Reviews of current films written by Fr. Dennis Zdenek Kriz, OSM of St. Philip Benizi Parish, Fullerton, CA
Religious
A Dream of Iron (orig. Cheol-ae-kum) [2013] - UR (would be PG-13) - visual reflection about Man and his Mastery of the Environment - South Korea (subtitled) - 3 Stars
A Small Southern Enterprise (orig. Una Piccola Impresa Meridionale) [2013] - (UR would be R) - Italy (subtitled) - Comedy - About an ex-Catholic Priest who discovers that one never really "leaves the priesthood" - 3 1/2 Stars
A Separation [2011] - PG-13 - Drama - Iran (subtitled) - 4 Stars
A Town Called Brzotek [2014] - UR (would be PG-13) - Documentary about a small Polish town and a post-Holocaust Reconciliation - Poland / U.K. / USA (at times subtitled) - 3 1/2 Stars
Apparition Hill [2016] - PG-13 - Excellent "reality show style" doc about group of 7 disparate people are selected to go on an all expenses paid pilgrimage to Madjugorje. Will surprise many. - 4 Stars.
As it is in Heaven [2014] - UR would be R - Drama - 3 Stars
Bajrangi Bhaijaan [2015] - UR would be PG-13 - India (subtitled) - Lovely Forrest Gump-ish tale of a young Indian (Hindu) man who helps reunite a lost cute-as-a-button but mute Kashmiri Pakistani girl with her family back in Pakistan after she got lost at the end of a pilgrimage to a Sufi healing shrine in India - 4+ stars
Band of Sisters [2012] - (UR would be PG-13) - Documentary - 4 Stars
Ben Hur 3D [2016] - PG-13 / A-III - Remake of the famous 1959 movie based on the famous 19th century historical novel set at the time of Jesus - 3 1/2 Stars
Beyond the Hills (orig. Dupa Dealuri) [2012] - UR (would be R) - Romania (subtitled) - Drama - 4 Stars
Black Nativity [2013] - PG / A-II - 4 Stars
Bless Me, Ultima [2013] - PG-13 - 4 Stars
Brighton Rock [2011] - R / L - Drama - 3 1/2 Stars
Calvary [2014] - R / L - Drama - 4+ Stars
Cesar Chavez [2013] - PG-13 - Catholic Civil Rights Drama - 3 1/2 Stars
Cloud Atlas [2012] - R / O - 3 1/2 Stars
Crosscurrent (orig. Chang jiang tu) [2016] - UR would be PG-13 - lovely Buddhist inspired reflection on Time as follow a young Chinese captain navigates his freighter up the Yangtze River of today - China (subtitled) - 4 Stars
Exodus: Gods and Kings [2014] - PG-13 / A-III - 4 Stars
Flight [2012] - R / O - Drama / Parable - 3 1/2 Stars
Footnote (orig. Hearat Shulayim) [2011] - PG - Drama/Comedy - Israel (subtitled) - 4 Stars
For Greater Glory [2012] - R / A-III - Historical Drama - 2 1/2 Stars
Hacksaw Ridge [2016] - R / L - Biopic / Historical Drama about WW II Pacifist / Medal of Honor winner Desmond Doss - 3 1/2 Stars
Have you seen Lupita? (orig. ¿Alguien ha visto a Lupita?) [2012] - UR (would be PG-13/R) - Youth Oriented Drama/Comedy - Mexico (subtitled) - 4 Stars
Heirs to the Soil (orig. Los del Suelo) [2015] - UR (would be R) - (Recent) Historical Drama - about 2 Catholic activists in Rural Argentina during 1970s "Dirty War" - Argentina (subtitled) - 4 Stars
Higher Ground [2011] - PG-13 - Drama - 3 Stars
Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet [2014] - PG - Animated dramatic rendering of the famous book - 3 1/2 Stars
Left Behind [2014] - PG-13 / A-III - Apocalyptic Drama - 0 Stars
Leviathan (orig. Левиафан) [2014] - R - Russia (subtitled) - Allegorical Drama - 3 Stars
Life of Pi [2012] - PG / A-III - Drama - 4 Stars
Lose to Win (orig. Nad Życie) - (UR would be R) - Biopic / Young Adult Oriented / ProLife Drama - Poland (subtitled) - 4 Stars
Love's Christmas Journey [2011] - NR (would be G) - Family Oriented Drama - 3 3/4 Stars
Love the Coopers [2015] - PG-13 / L - contemp. family Christmas movie "under occupation" - 4 Stars
Lola Versus [2012] - R - Drama - 3 1/2 Stars
Martha, Marcy May, Marlene [2011] - R - Drama - 3 1/2 Stars
Melancholia [2011] - R - Drama - 4 Stars
Miracles from Heaven [2016] - Lovely Family Oriented Drama based on trues story - 3 1/2 Stars
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 [2016] - PG-13 / A-III - Family Comedy centered on a Greek Orthodox believing household - 4 Stars
My Reincarnation [2011] - UR - Documentary - 3 1/2 Stars
Noah [2014] - PG-13 / A-III - Bible / Rabbinic Tradition Based Drama - 3 Stars
Of Gods and Men (orig. Des Hommes et des Dieux) [2010] - R / A-III - Historical Drama - France (subtitled) - 3 1/2 Stars
October Baby [2011] - PG-13 / A-II - Drama - 3 1/2 Stars
Pietà [2012] - UR (would be R) - Crime Drama - South Korea (subtitled) - 3 1/2 Stars
Repentance [2014] - R - African American oriented Drama / Thriller - 3 1/2 Stars
Risen [2016] - PG-13 / A-III - 1 Century AD "C.S.I.-like" drama w. Centurion called to investigate rumors of Jesus' Resurrection - 1 1/2 Stars
Road to La Paz (orig. Camino a La Paz) [2015] - UR (would be PG-13) Contemporary inter-generational / inter-religious "Odd Couple" road movie - Argentina (subtitled) 4 Stars
Russian Reserve (orig. Русский заповедник) [2010] - UR - Documentary - Russia (subtitled) - 4 Stars
Samsara [2012] - PG-13 - Visual Guided Reflection / Documentary - 4 Stars
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World [2012] - R - Comedy/Drama - 3 1/2 Stars
Selma [2014] - PG-13 / A-III - Civil Rights / Historical Drama - 4 Stars
Son of God [2014] - PG-13 - Biopic about Life of Jesus - 3 1/2 Stars
Son of Saul (orig. Saul Fia) [2015] - R- Hungary (subtitled) - Holocaust themed drama - 4+ Stars
Soul Surfer [2011] - PG / A-II - Drama - 3 1/2 Stars
Spotlight [2015] - R / A-III - Drama about the Boston Globe Reporting crew that broke the Archdiocese of Boston priestly pedophilia scandal - 3 1/2 Stars
The Adjustment Bureau [2011] - PG-13 / A-III - Sci-Fi / Drama - 3 1/2 Stars
The Bible [2013] - TV Series - 4 Stars
The Borgias [2011] - TV Series - 2 1/2 Stars
The Brand New Testament (orig. Le tout nouvelle Testament) [2015] - UR would be R - Religious themed comedy taking seriously that God created us in his image - Belgium / France (subtitled) - 3 Stars
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader [2011] - PG / A-II - Children's Story - 3 1/2 Stars
The Constant Factor (orig. Constans) [1980] - UR would be PG-13 - Poland (subtitled) - Communist Era Personalist / Existentialist Drama - 3 1/2 Stars
The Devil's Hole (orig. El Hoyo del Diablo) [2012] - UR (would be R) - Dominican Rep. (subtitled) - Light Horror / Santeria - Pop-Religion - 3 1/2 Stars
The First Rasta [2010] - UR - Documentary - 4 Stars
The Master [2012] - R / O - Drama - 3 Stars
The Mighty Macs [2011] - G / A-I - Drama - 3 1/2 Stars
The Remaining [2014] - PG-13 / A-III - Apocalyptic Drama - 3 1/2 Stars
The Rite [2011] - PG-13 / A-III- Horror / Drama - 2 1/2 Stars
The Sessions [2012] - R - Drama - 3 1/2 Stars
The Song [2014] - PG-13 / A-III - wonderful Bible Based Allegorical Drama - 4+ Stars
The Source Family [2013] - UR would be R - Documentary about a 60s era Cult - 3 Stars
The Summer of the Gods [2015] - UR (would be PG) - Brazil / United States (dubbed) - U.S. residing Afro-Brazilian mother takes her daughter back to Bahia, Brazil to meet her grandmother - 4 Stars
The Letters [2015] - PG / A-II - bio-pic about the early years of Mother Teresa - 4 Stars The Way [2011] - NR/A-III - Drama- 3 1/2 Star
There be Dragons [2011] - R / A-III - Historical Drama - 3 1/2 Stars
This is the End [2013] - R / O - Rather Crude Comedy about the End of the World - 3 Stars
To the Wonder [2012] - R - Drama - 3 1/2 Stars
Tree of Life [2011] - PG-13 / A-II - Drama - 3 Stars
Walking the Camino: Six Ways to Santiago [2013] - UR would be PG-13 - Documentary - 3 1/2 Stars
War Room [2015] - PG - Christian (Baptist) family drama about prayer - 3 Stars
We Have a Pope (orig. Habemus Papam) [2011] - UR (would be PG-13) / A-III - Comedy - Italy (subtitled) - 3 Stars
Where do we go now? (orig. Et maintenant on va où?) [2011] - UR (would be R) - Drama/Comedy - Lebanon (subtitled) - 4 Stars
Young Messiah [2016] - PG-13 / A-II - Speculative Drama about Jesus in his early "hidden years" - 0 Stars w. Expl.
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