“Parting Thoughts” with Dr. Gerry Crete

Movie & Television Reviews with an IFS Perspective

In this series, Dr. Gerry brings you his take on parts and systems in TV and Film. Sit back grab the popcorn, and enjoy as he walks you through the best of what film and TV have to offer us in understanding ourselves and others through a parts and systems lens.

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Movie Review: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

May 4, 2026

I want to begin with an honest admission: Prince Caspian is not the most beloved of the Narnia films, and the book, while deeply important, is not Lewis at his most luminous. Lewis himself acknowledged in letters that he felt Prince Caspian was somewhat less successful than the other Chronicles. It lacks the concentrated spiritual beauty of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader and the mythic power of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. It is, in some ways, the most difficult of the Narnia stories, not because it is dark, but because its central themes are quiet and... READ MORE

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Film Review: The Island

May 5, 2025

Some of you may know that I’m a bit of a sci-fi/fantasy geek so I’m very surprised that the 2005 Michael Bay movie The Island…

Film Review: Three Faces of Eve

April 7, 2025

I confess that I just watched, for the first time, the 1957 film, The Three Faces of Eve. It stars Joanne Woodward, who won an…

Film Review: The Matrix, A Christian Allegory of Sorts with Prophetic Warnings

March 3, 2025

Spoilers Ahead! The Matrix is a science fiction film that debuted in 1999 starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, and Hugo Weaving. It was written and…

Film Review: Conclave

February 3, 2025

(With a General Overview of Hollywood and the Depiction of the Catholic Church) Conclave is a 2024 movie directed by Edward Berger based on a…

Film Franchise Review: Star Wars: The Hero’s Journey, the Force, the SELF, and Non-Dualism

January 6, 2025

With a certain geeky enthusiasm (once again), I bring you my review, from a parts perspective, of the Star Wars films, or at least the…

Moana

December 2, 2024

Moana is an animated musical film by Disney that came out in 2016. It was directed by John Musker and Ron Clements with a screenplay…

The Kid

November 4, 2024

If there’s a film that beautifully captures the notion of an “inner child,” it is the 2000 comedy Disney’s The Kid. There is a simplicity…

TV/Film Franchise Review: Star Trek as a Metaphor for Cosmic Harmony and Systems Thinking

October 7, 2024

With a certain geeky enthusiasm I bring you my review, from a parts perspective, of the Star Trek franchise. I will do my best to…

Encanto

September 2, 2024

Encanto is a charming 2021 animated fantasy musical film by Disney with powerful messages (deliberately intended or not) from the film’s creators, about trauma, parts,…

The Mission

August 6, 2024

The Mission was produced by Goldcrest Films and released in 1986 starring Jeremy Irons (Father Gabriel) and Robert De Niro (Rodrigo Mendoza). It was written…