Looking at the Oscar nominees for best picture through the lens of human dignity March 8, 2024By Sister Hosea Rupprecht OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Movie & Television Reviews With the Academy Awards right around the corner, here’s my take on how the 10 nominations for best picture hold up in the human dignity department.
Lent with ‘The Chosen’ February 8, 2024By Sister Hosea Rupprecht OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Lent, Movie & Television Reviews “The Chosen” provides much inspiration that could kick start your Lenten reflection on how God might be inviting you to metanoia, or conversion, during this penitential season.
How to be more thoughtful about your screen time January 2, 2024By Sister Hosea Rupprecht OSV News Filed Under: Commentary As you consider the new year, perhaps God is inspiring you to spend less time looking at a screen and more time looking at the people and places around you.
Seeing as God sees by embracing a sacramental worldview October 2, 2023By Sister Hosea Rupprecht OSV News Filed Under: Commentary Being able to see God’s action in people and situations more clearly draws us out of ourselves to greater faith, which then, hopefully, leads greater participation in the life of Christ, including the life of the church.
Love well to speak well: Francis’ challenge World Communications Day May 5, 2023By Sister Hosea Rupprecht OSV News Filed Under: Commentary World Communications Day reminds the church to embrace media technologies for the proclamation of the Gospel and the spread of goodness, and serves to educate her sons and daughters to be critical thinkers when engaging media messages.
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘The Bad Guys’ April 27, 2022By Sister Hosea Rupprecht Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews The heist genre gets a fresh burst of frenetic energy with the animated comedy “The Bad Guys” (Universal). This high-octane, older-kid-friendly caper is veteran animator Pierre Perifel’s feature debut — and the neophyte director nails it.
Movie Review: ‘Sing 2’ December 22, 2021By Sister Hosea Rupprecht Catholic News Service Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews “Sing 2” (Universal), writer-director Garth Jennings’ follow-up to his 2016 animated musical comedy, finds that film’s ensemble of animal entertainers aiming for the big time.
‘Stories of a Generation With Pope Francis,’ Dec. 25, Netflix December 22, 2021By Sister Hosea Rupprecht Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Anyone who has followed the pontificate of Pope Francis will know that he consistently encourages the young to learn from their elders and to remember their roots.
Movie Review: ‘CODA’ August 10, 2021By Sister Hosea Rupprecht Catholic News Service Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News The challenges of being the only hearing member of a close-knit family are movingly explored in the drama “CODA” (Apple TV+), the title of which is an acronym for child of deaf adults. That phrase describes the situation of the film’s main character, 17-year-old Ruby Rossi (Emilia Jones).
Movie Review: ‘Spirit Untamed’ June 3, 2021By Sister Hosea Rupprecht Catholic Review Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News Visually stunning, the new feature — directed by Elaine Bogan with co-director Ennio Torresan Jr. — is also family-friendly. It can, accordingly, be recommended for all but small fry, who might find its action scenes too frightening.
Movie Review: ‘Francesco’ April 21, 2021By Sister Hosea Rupprecht Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News Award-winning documentarian Evgeny Afineevsky issues a call for action with his film “Francesco.”
Movie Review: ‘Minari’ February 11, 2021By Sister Hosea Rupprecht Catholic News Service Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News Set in the 1980s, “Minari” (A24), a gentle mix of drama and comedy, explores the immigrant experience from a Korean American perspective.