Reel Time with Sister Rose
Rose Pacatte, FSP
May 11, 2018
Sister Rose Pacatte, FSP, reviews Pope: A Man of His Word, Won’t You Be My Neighbor, and The Devil and Father Amorth.
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Rose Pacatte, FSP
Sister Rose Pacatte, FSP, is a Daughter of St. Paul. She has an MA in Media Studies from the university of London and a Certificate in Pastoral Communication from the University of Dayton. She is a media literacy education specialist and has been the film reviewer for St. Anthony Messenger since 2003.
Film Reviews with Sister Rose
Rose Pacatte, FSP
April 18, 2018
The Heart of Nuba
Dr. Tom Catena grew up in a Catholic family in Amsterdam, New York, played football for Brown University, earned a degree in engineering, and then decided he wanted to help people. After becoming a physician and serving in the military, he left for Africa to become a medical missionary.
Film Reviews with Sister Rose
Rose Pacatte, FSP
March 19, 2018
Paul, Apostle of Christ
In AD 64, Rome is burning. Emperor Nero blames the destruction on the Christians living there. He imprisons the aging apostle Paul (James Faulkner) and any other Christian he can capture.
Film Reviews with Sister Rose
Rose Pacatte, FSP
February 24, 2018
All the Money in the World
In July 1973, Abigail “Gail ” Getty (Michelle Williams), the divorced mother of 16- year-old John Paul “Paul ” Getty III (Charlie Plummer), receives a call that her son has been kidnapped in Rome. The ransom is $17 million. She thinks it’s a joke because it’s the kind of thing her son would talk about doing. This is no stunt, however.
Film Reviews with Sister Rose
Rose Pacatte, FSP
January 11, 2018
The Post
In 1971, the New York Times published a series of articles based on top-secret documents about America’s 30-year involvement in the Vietnam War. These came to be known as the Pentagon Papers. In the late ’60s, Daniel Ellsberg (Matthew Rhys) worked for the RAND Corporation, consulting on the war and, in the face of Defense Secretary Robert McNamara (Bruce Greenwood), had leaked the papers to the Times.
Reel Time
Rose Pacatte, FSP
November 15, 2017
The Man Who Invented Christmas
Here’s a new take on a timeless Christmas classic. It is getting to be the worst of times for Charles Dickens (Dan Stevens) in 1843 London. His publishers are unhappy since his last three novels failed. His wife, Kate (Morfydd Clark), is renovating their home while debts are piling up. Worst of all, Dickens is beset by a severe case of writer’s block.
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