Category: Film & TV

A Classic MGM Musical: ‘Two Weeks With Love’ (1950)

NR | 1 hr 32 min | musical, comedy, romance| 1950 School is now out across the country, so many American families are using this time to take a short weekend getaway, or even a longer holiday. One classic film which depicts the events of a family’s summer vacation is 1950’s “Two Weeks With Love,”…


Epoch Watchlist: What to Watch for June 30–July 6

This week, we feature a hilarious whodunit from the ’80s and a deeply moving romance about two souls who seem destined to be together. New Release ‘Past Lives’ When Nora (Greta Lee) and Hae Sung (Teo Yoo) were kids living in South Korea, they were so close that their parents thought that they would marry…


1956’s ‘The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit’

NR | 2 h 33 min | Drama | 1956 Tom Rath (Gregory Peck), wife Betsy (Jennifer Jones), and their three children get by on his barely adequate mid-20th-century salary. Betsy’s hankering after a higher quality of life, and his brief but decisive wartime extramarital affair claw at him, triggering a spiral of regret and…


Rewind, Review, and Re-Rate: ‘The Age of Innocence’

PG | 2h 19m | Drama, Romance | 01 October 1993 (USA) During a 1976 magazine interview, Jimmy Carter (without being asked) voluntarily stated that he “looked on a lot of women with lust” and had “committed adultery in my heart many times.” That’s a bold statement from an allegedly happily married, God-fearing man seeking the highest elected office on the planet,…


Milltown Pride

“Milltown Pride” tells the story of a young man who dreams of playing professional baseball, his rise as a baseball star, his fall from grace, and the redemption he finds through faith and love. …


Michael Cutiz Film Shows Men of Character in ‘Dodge City’

NR | 1 h 44 min | Drama, Western | 1939 Director Michael Curtiz’s film is set in 1866 Kansas, after the Civil War has ended. Armies have disbanded and the long, slow, difficult work of building the West begins. “Dodge City” is meant to be a crowd-pleaser and please it does, but not without…


TV Series Review: A Taut Airline Drama ‘Hijack’

TV-MA | 7 episodes | thriller | June 28, 2023 Sam Nelson is flying Kingdom Airways, a fictional airline more like British Airways than Etihad or Emirates, but its first-class section should still be quite luxurious. Unfortunately, he will not be able to enjoy it, because his flight will be disrupted by hijackers. As it happens, sitting in first-class…


Moments of Movie Wisdom: A Father’s Advice on Fidelity

Commentary When was the last time a movie inspired you with a good moral message? If you primarily watch movies released in the last few decades, it has probably been many years. However, if you watch classic films, you know that they are a delightful source of uplifting entertainment with inspiring principles. Today’s moment of…


Film Review: ‘Nefarious’

R | 1h 37m | Thriller, Horror | April 14, 2023 The Epoch Times typically doesn’t cover the horror film genre, but the buzz around “Nefarious,” which was released in April, has been strong, so I decided to see what the fuss was about. Considering “Nefarious” is roundly despised by critics who think “The Flash” is awesome, touted…


Film Review: ‘No Way Back: the Reality of Gender-Affirming Care’

NR | 1h 30min | Documentary, Medical, Health | 21 June 2023 (canceled) (USA) Following in the wake of “2000 Mules,” “My Son Hunter,” and “Died Suddenly,” “No Way Back: the Reality of Gender-Affirming Care” (“No Way”) is an independently produced, low-budget movie, which those in positions of power (and by extension their minions) do not want you or anyone else…