I am in Dallas; I have been here less than 24 hours and already talked to extended family members on the phone about thunderstorms and likely power outages, watched Cheaters and Blind Date (a program which I realize now contains no cues as to the cultural time and temperature- it could be 1996 or 2001 or last week, Roger Lodge looks the same, hot tubs look the same, no diff. ) and made snacks.
But my favorite thing about visiting my parents is catching up on St. Anthony Messenger, Texas Catholic, and the White Rocker (actual East Dallas newspaper- they do not have a web site). SAM and TC both feature CATHOLIC MOVIE REVIEWS, which are a specific genre of film review in which you learn if the movie is entertaining, if it’s socially responsible or immoral, and if the heathenism in it is so bad that you shouldn’t see it. They also itemize the offenses, so you get a terse little roundup. So here:
VENUS (O, R): Peter O’Toole was nominated for an Oscar for his portrayal of an aging actor and a dirty old man with unrequited lust for the great-niece of a friend. Uneven and sometimes disgusting tale with moments of brilliance; crude, problem sexuality and language.
That one was written by an actual nun.
Texas Catholic has an archive of them.
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