by Michael Parnell | Nov 11, 2016 | Opinion
Comic book-based movies continue to pour forth from Hollywood. The newest addition is “Doctor Strange,” a film about a character that does not use traditional superpowers to fight evil. Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) uses the mystic arts to combat...
by Michael Parnell | Oct 21, 2016 | Opinion
It is rare for a mainstream Hollywood movie to take a positive view of the Bible. “The Birth of a Nation” looks at the Bible from a clear-eyed point of view. It is so clear-eyed that it is easy to see the Bible as one of the characters in the movie....
by Michael Parnell | Sep 30, 2016 | Opinion
I grew up in the ’60s when there were only three channels on television. That meant you had to watch what those three networks broadcast. Add to that your father dominating the television at night, which in my household meant I watched a lot of Westerns. Because...
by Michael Parnell | Sep 21, 2016 | Opinion
I have always loved movies. It is a lifelong passion. Because I love the movies, I like to share with others those movies that touched me deeply and to give them a chance to discuss them. I want them to see how they speak so deeply to me. My hope is that these movies...
by Michael Parnell | Aug 26, 2016 | Opinion
Billy Preston famously sang, “I got a story ain’t got no moral, I let the bad guy win every once in a while.” The antihero protagonist is not new in film. You can go back to “Citizen Kane” or even “Casablanca” to see this type...
