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A great theme: an Olympic film about the Sabbath There are good movies about the Olympics that the 2016 Rio Olympics brings to mind. Chariots of Fire (1981, Britain) is one of those good films, based on a true story. Eric Liddell and Harold Abrahams are British runners competing in the 1924 Paris Olympiad. Liddell has…

Dev Patel plays a natural at mathematics in The Man Who Knew Infinity (2016, UK). The Man Who Knew Infinity is a true story and stars Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire, Lion) and Jeremy Irons (The Mission, Reversal of Fortune). A natural Srinivasa Ramanujan, played by Patel, is an inspiration. Working on mathematics comes easy and…

In Ben-Hur (2016), trials comes in innocent packages when an incident appears to challenge the power of Rome. As a consequence, Messala (Toby Kebbell) accuses Judah Ben-Hur (Jack Huston) of sedition and he is sent to the gallows. Messala is Judah’s adopted brother. Of course, betrayal upsets Judah’s brotherly affection for Mesalla and it shatters…

After reading up on movie premises (or ideas) of January released movies, a few take my fancy, The Book of Love, The Founder, The Red Turtle, and A Dog’s Purpose.  Here are my reviews of those premises. The Book of Love The Book of Love has the familiar sounding car accident to set the story…
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