“Taxi driver”
The church’s review: “Irrational violence has no distancing objectivity and its attempts to shock are too realistic in scenes of bloodshed.”
“Last Tango in Paris”
Church Review: “Sex scenes, while not pornographic, are unnecessarily long and detailed.”
“From Russia with love”
The Church Review: A spy thriller overshadowed by some scenes of sadistic violence, casual sex, and sinful dialogue.
“Photo magnification”
The Church Review: The cold and impersonal film is unconvincing in its pessimistic vision of modern life. Nudity in a sexual context.
“The good, the bad and the evil”
The Church Review: Directed with the class by Sergio Leone, the good in the film is overshadowed by the bad and the evil.
“Orange with clockwork”
The Church Review: Kubrick-Burgess’s message on the human right to free will is not very new or shocking … Excessive violence and nudity in a sexual context.
“Fight Club”
The Church Review: A drunken fantasy of macho brutality and senseless terrorism against society before the plot self-destructs to no avail. Excessive violence, sexual contact, nudity, rude language and swearing.
“Requiem for a dream”
The Church Review: A lewd homosexual act, as well as several sexual contacts, nudity, realistic portrayal of drug addiction, violence, and repetitive harsh language.
“Angels in America”
The church review: “Angels in America” has flaws and many worrying aspects that would make it a hard-to-bear film by Catholics.
“Marked”
The Church Review: Brian De Palma’s ugly, gloomy, dirty, and violent film is classic only in the sense of its gross self-indulgence. Perversely excessive violence.
