Tag Archives: religious movies

Review: Saint Maud (2021)

Posted on January 29, 2021 by sheila

I really really dug this. Out today on streaming platforms. I reviewed for Ebert.

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September 2020 Viewing Diary

Posted on October 3, 2020 by sheila

September was the longest month of my life. I started out putting my cat to sleep. I was in Rhode Island and had been so for a month. I came home, and everything had changed. And everything will keep changing. … Continue reading →

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July/August 2020 Viewing Diary

Posted on September 8, 2020 by sheila

Let’s get to it. July and August have been very … extra. Movies are fine, but I am gravitating towards series, anything I can binge-watch. I get clicked into something that interests me, and then feel so relieved that I … Continue reading →

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Review: Fatima (2020)

Posted on August 28, 2020 by sheila

I really liked Fatima, the story of Sister Lucia’s vision of the Virgin Mary in a field in Fatima, Portugal. I reviewed the film for Rogerebert.com.

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For Film Comment: On Terrence Malick’s A Hidden Life

Posted on December 9, 2019 by sheila

I wrote about A Hidden Life, Terrence Malick’s stunning – and extremely Catholic – latest, for Film Comment. It opens this Friday. If you can, this one should be seen on the big screen. I know it’s not possible for … Continue reading →

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In Film Comment: On Terrence Malick’s A Hidden Life

Posted on November 7, 2019 by sheila

I wrote about Terrence Malick’s new film – the overwhelming A Hidden Life – for the new issue of Film Comment. Print only. On stands now! And you should certainly see the film.

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Review: God’s Not Dead: A Light in Darkness (2018)

Posted on March 30, 2018 by sheila

God’s still not dead, y’all! I reviewed the third installment in the popular God’s Not Dead franchise over at Ebert.

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Films I Loved in 2017

Posted on December 31, 2017 by sheila

… and if I’ve written about them, I’ll include links. My “Top 10′ is included over at Ebert but I’m honestly not into rankings. Silly to do with art. Here are some of the films I’ve loved. And I missed … Continue reading →

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Review: God’s Not Dead 2 (2016)

Posted on April 1, 2016 by sheila

I got no problem with movies about faith. Some of the best movies ever made are about faith. But God’s Not Dead 2 (I mean, the title alone!!) is representative of a seething and resentful very American brand of evangelical … Continue reading →

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Review: Faith of Our Fathers (2015)

Posted on July 3, 2015 by sheila

The latest Christian movie from the studio that brought out God Is Not Dead. Faith of Our Fathers is an explicitly Christian film, but that’s no excuse for its lackluster presentation or its bad acting. There are plenty of Christian … Continue reading →

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