“Unconditional” works
Samantha Crawford (Lynn Collins) is a children’s author. She and her husband live on a Tennessee ranch where she has her own horse and life good. But when her husband is killed Sam loses the will to...
View Article“Blackfish” examines the tragedy of orcas in captivity
Tilikum, a longtime star of SeaWorld, is an orca that was captured near Iceland in 1983 at about 3 years of age. During these 30 years in captivity, Tilikum has killed three people and seriously...
View Article‘Dolphin Tale 2′ affirms our responsibility for each other & creation
“Dolphin Tale 2″ continues the story of the 2011 film “Dolphin Tale” about an injured dolphin named Winter. The female bottle nose dolphin was caught in a lobster trap off the coast of Florida and part...
View ArticleDolphin Tale 2 (Take 2)
Note: C. Alexander won the “give away” bag of Dolphin Tale 2 loot! It’s been a few years since Sawyer Nelson (Nathan Gamble) rescued Winter, a bottlenose dolphin. Winter was caught in a trap off the...
View ArticlePope Francis didn’t say “all dogs will go to heaven”– NY Times issues correction
Thanks to Deacon Greg over at The Deacon’s Bench for posting the NYTimes correction. Please note it was good Pope Paul VI who made the statement “Paradise is open to all God’s creatures.” Correction:...
View ArticleAnimals take it all in family-friendly ‘Russell Madness’
“Russell Madness” will be released direct to DVD on Tuesday, March 10. The film comes from the kid and family friendly imagination of Robert Vince and Anna McRoberts who brought us the “Air Bud” and...
View Article‘White God’ an unorthodox fable to discuss serious issues
Taking his cue from a 1999 novella by South African writer J.M. Coetzee, The Lives of Animals, Hungarian director Kornel Mundruczo’s “White God” brings us a cautionary, surreal vision of a “once and...
View ArticlePaddington 2 is the movie to see this weekend
Please click here for my review of “Paddington 2” at St. Anthony Messenger. I just loved it (and I don’t gush over movies!) This IS a real family movie except for maybe the very, very young. You’ll...
View ArticleDog Days: No animals were harmed in the making of this movie
In Ken Marino’s lightweight predictable romantic comedy, the best part is in the last five minutes and then the outtakes alongside the credits. The cast includes Vanessa Hudgens as Tara, Eva Longoria...
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