TV REVIEW: ‘Hotel Portofino’ June 16, 2022By Chris Byrd Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews The six-episode drama “Hotel Portofino” presents viewers with an unequal mix of banal storytelling and relevant social commentary. The series’ picturesque setting in the namesake Italian resort, moreover, fails to mask the amoral maneuverings of the titular hostelry’s inhabitants.
TV REVIEW: ‘The Man Who Fell to Earth’ May 5, 2022By Chris Byrd Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews Billed as a continuation — not a reboot — the eponymous 10-episode limited-series drama “The Man Who Fell to Earth” premiered April 24, 10-11 p.m. on Showtime. It will continue in that time slot throughout its run, concluding July 3.
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Rescued By Ruby’ March 24, 2022By Chris Byrd Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews An ambitious lawman and a dog in danger become partners in the winsome fact-based drama “Rescued by Ruby.”
TV Review: ‘Riveted: The History of Jeans’ February 2, 2022By Chris Byrd Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews The filmmakers behind the illuminating documentary “Riveted: The History of Jeans” want viewers to avoid taking that celebrated form of apparel for granted.
T.V. Review: ‘The Oratorio: A Documentary With Martin Scorsese,’ Nov. 5, PBS October 27, 2021By Chris Byrd Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews Charming and uplifting, “The Oratorio” recounts the efforts of those who help to run the 200-year-old St. Patrick’s, along with others, to remember and recreate a largely forgotten operatic performance that took place there June 22, 1826 — and that represented a milestone in the cultural history of New York City.
T.V. Review: ‘One of Us Is Lying’ October 13, 2021By Chris Byrd Catholic News Service Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Overall, the show makes for a tiresome course in youthful amorality. So viewers would be well-advised to opt for a different elective.
T.V. Review: ‘Midnight Mass’ October 7, 2021By Chris Byrd Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews While the series takes an ambiguous approach in its treatment of faith, “Midnight Mass” is logically flawed as well as lurid.
PBS documentary explores creator of ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’ April 15, 2021By Chris Byrd Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News MacLowry and Strain, moreover, can be commended for refusing to ignore the unpleasant aspects of Baum’s character, traits that don’t easily square with viewers’ preconceptions concerning the author of a beloved text.
