“The Zookeeper’s Wife” (2017). Cast: Jessica Chastain, Johan Heldenbergh, Daniel Brühl, Timothy Radford, Val Maloku, Efrat Dor, Iddo Goldberg, Shira Haas, Michael McElhatton. Director: Niki Caro. Screenplay: Angela Workman, Book: Diane Ackerman, The Zookeeper’s Wife. Web site. Trailer.If you had the means to protect the persecuted from a horrific fate, would you be willing to provide it? If so, how far would you go with it? Would you proceed even if your own safety were at stake? Those are difficult questions and even more difficult choices. But, for a courageous husband and wife team, there was no question about what to do, as seen in the new, fact-based historical drama, “The Zookeeper’s Wife.”In Warsaw, Poland in 1939, Antonina Zabinski (Jessica [...]

Reviews of "Gifted," "The Zookeeper's Wife" and "Anesthesia" are all in the latest Movies with Meaning Post on the web site of The Good Radio Network, available by clicking here.

Join host Frankie Picasso and me this Thursday, March 30 at 1 pm ET for the next edition of Frankiesense & More radio, available by clicking here. I’ll join Frankie for the entire show this time as we interview Sunil Shah and Renu Vora, director and producer, respectively, of the engaging metaphysical drama, “The Wisdom Tree,” which is available on DVD and Blu-ray disk. Tune in live or listen to the on-demand podcast for some lively movie talk! And, for a review of the movie, click here.

Reviews of "Blade Runner -- The Final Cut" and "Loving" and a radio show preview are all in the latest Movies with Meaning post on the web site of The Good Radio Network, available by clicking here.

Join me and fellow reviewers Miriam Knight and Cynthia Sue Larson for the latest edition of our quarterly Reviewers Roundtable discussion on New Consciousness Review radio on the OmTimes Radio Network. We’ll look at some of the best new books and movies with spiritual, metaphysical and consciousness-related themes, including "The Red Turtle," "Minimalism," "Kedi" and "The Wisdom Tree." Tune in to the podcast on demand by clicking here. Join us for some lively chat!

Reviews of "Get Out" and "Christine" and a podcast preview are all in the latest Movies with Meaning post on the web site of The Good Radio Network, available by clicking here.

“Kedi” (2016 production, 2017 release). Director: Ceyda Torun. Web site. Trailer.Our four-legged feline friends provide many of us with tremendous joy. But, in one of the world’s most dynamic cities, cats are more than just pets; they’re an integral part of its culture and collective soul. The impact of this is now brought to life in the charming new documentary, “Kedi.” The City of Istanbul is at the crossroads of the world. For centuries, the port city on the cusp of Europe and Asia has been a center of trade and trading ships, many of which kept cats to help control on-board rodent populations. When these vessels made port, many of their feline crew members disembarked and made themselves at [...]

“A United Kingdom” (2016 production, 2017 release). Cast: David Oyelowo, Rosamund Pike, Jack Davenport, Tom Felton, Laura Carmichael, Terry Pheto, Jessica Oyelowo, Vusi Kunene, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Anastasia Hille, Arnold Oceng, Charlotte Hope, Theo Landey, Abena Ayvior, Jack Lowden, Madison Manowe. Director: Amma Asante. Screenplay: Guy Hibbert. Web site. Trailer.The power of love is undeniable. In fact, when employed skillfully, it can work wonders, not only in interpersonal relationships, but also in circumstances that have wider ramifications, some of which may be unforeseen at the outset. That’s the surprising and amazing outcome for a romance once considered taboo, one even with international implications, as depicted in the new historical love story, “A United Kingdom.”In the late 1940s, Prince Seretse Khama (David [...]

Reviews of "The Wisdom Tree" and "The Music of Strangers," as well as a magazine article preview and more, are all available in this week's edition of Movies with Meaning on the web site of The Good Radio Network, available by clicking here.