by Michael Parnell | Apr 30, 2021 | Opinion
An ominous statement about the town of Empire, Nevada, opens the film, “Nomadland.” It says the town lived because of the U.S. gypsum plant. The plant closed and, within a couple of years, the town’s ZIP code was discontinued. We then meet Fern (Frances McDormand)....
by Michael Parnell | Oct 19, 2020 | Opinion
It has been too long. Too long since I have actually been to the movies. Too long since I wrote a review of a movie. I have written reviews for EthicsDaily.com since 2001. EthicsDaily.com and Nurturing Faith combined to become Good Faith Media in July, but I have yet...
by Michael Parnell | Feb 7, 2020 | Opinion
We live in a time when the largest growing religious group is known as the “nones” – people who do not claim any religious affiliation. In the Jan. 29 issue of “The Christian Century,” the rise of the nones is one of the top 10 trends of the 2010s. Within this group,...
by Michael Parnell | Nov 8, 2019 | Opinion
My father did not memorize much Scripture, but there was one he would use a lot from Numbers 32:23. It’s not the whole verse, just the last phrase: “Be sure your sin will find you out.” That phrase ran through my mind as I watched “Parasite.” Directed by Bong Joon-ho,...
by Michael Parnell | Oct 11, 2019 | Opinion
I see lots of movies. It is my passion. People ask me about movies. What should they go see? Is this movie good? “Joker” is a quandary for me. It’s well acted, but I cannot recommend it. Let me unpack this. First, “Joker” is a story about a man, Arthur Fleck (Joaquin...
