In a charmingly finished story, we are introduced to the need for unconditional love that forms the bedrock of every human life. Or at the very least our ideal of a necessary validity to our existence. And this comes in the face of having to deal with modern technology, like inanimate intelligence that can act as cyphers for emotions but at the end of the day exist only to serve and to obey, not....

  Pride is one of the seven deadly sins. So is Lust. Which is the more severe of the two? Philomena tries to expose the former as the most damaging in the annals in history. And its measure is successful.   We are introduced to an elderly Irish lady having flashbacks of a past life. We know heading into the film what will be expected as she meets the handsome strange boy....

It’s after the war in Los Angeles. Peace time feels completely cerebral. In its vacuum of serenity, there exists the games of politics. What is striking with this vision of political tinkering is the intimate exposure to the Catholic Church and the organization of its leaders, and the necessity for the church to generate revenue from its members.   Indeed, this movie is heavily about....