ADVENTURES OF A PILGRIM, by Don Brebner (289pp, 2020; available from the author at 12 Vantage Place, Omokoroa 3114, price $30). Reviewed by PAT McCARTHY. In 2019, Rod Orange published his See Judge Act, a New Zealand history of the leadership training movements developed by the Belgian priest (and later cardinal) Joseph Cardijn. Now one … Read More about A life of faith commitment covered
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Frontier drama needs patience
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Time for every purpose
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An agent in the field
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The lack of Easter-themed movies at the cinema has been exacerbated by Hollywood’s freeze on big-budget movies in the time of the Covid-19 pandemic. The central event of the Christian religion has been sidelined since the epics thrived in the 1950s and 1960s. These biblical classics are still available through … Read More about Easter viewing at home
Movies on mental illness will inevitably be judged by one’s own experience, whether close or casual. This degree of scrutiny hasn’t deterred film-makers from tackling this tricky subject. In decades past, movies set in mental institutions could be viewed as too remote to make an accurate judgment, given they were … Read More about Madness of the heart
The classic Hollywood man-on-a-horse western has all but disappeared, a victim of changing attitudes toward America’s colonial past and the rewriting of history according to modern trends. That decline started after the 1970s, which produced the last movies depicting heroic pioneer settlers as positive and progressive. Baddies always existed in … Read More about Hanks is on a mission
The annual Hollywood awards season is late arriving, but that doesn’t mean it has lost its impact or importance. In fact, it has suddenly brought more choice for both big screen and home viewing. The delay, of course, is Covid-19 related, as most cinemas in North America, Europe, and much … Read More about Awards season boosts choice
The essence of any great ghost story is the ambiguity of whether the supernatural could be a real presence, or is purely in the mind. Henry James wrote The Turn of the Screw as a magazine serial in 1898. It was an instant success, possibly because it was an easy … Read More about Ghosts in the Opera House
The fallout from Covid-19 has proved disastrous for the local box office at a time when moviegoing should be at its peak, boosted by Hollywood Oscar hopefuls. But with studio production still languishing, and continuing pandemic lockdowns around the world, cinemas are having their worst year in decades. In New … Read More about Streaming sweetens summer cinema
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