Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon April 16, 2025By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Capsule reviews of theatrical movies available now for streaming or scheduled for broadcast on network or cable television as well as notes on TV programming for the same week.
Movie Review: ‘Drop’ April 10, 2025By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Uncategorized Moviegoers may want to take a break from their cellphones after seeing the intriguing thriller “Drop” (Universal). That’s because the technology involved in sending the titular type of message — as well as the ubiquity of the devices themselves — has the film’s protagonist in a quandary.
Bible-based films for Holy Week and Eastertide April 9, 2025By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Easter, Lent, Movie & Television Reviews With Easter approaching, viewers of faith may want to dip into this store of vintage offerings, especially in search of pictures suitable for the whole family.
Movie Review: ‘Death of a Unicorn’ April 4, 2025By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews In “Death of a Unicorn” (A24), an off-beat blend of horror and comedy, writer-director Alex Scharfman uses a fanciful premise about the titular beast and its mythical breed as a gateway to social satire.
Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon April 4, 2025By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Capsule reviews of theatrical movies available now for streaming or scheduled for broadcast on network or cable television as well as notes on TV programming for the same week.
Movie Review: ‘The Chosen: Last Supper – Part 1’ March 28, 2025By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Newcomers to the saga who are introduced to it by way of “The Chosen: Last Supper – Part 1” (Fathom), the theatrical release of the first two episodes of the program’s fifth season, will easily recognize its appeal.
Movie Review: ‘A Working Man’ March 26, 2025By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, Uncategorized The formula is an old, but by no means venerable, one in Hollywood. Give a character with a military background an excuse to put his calm civilian existence on hold temporarily and so unleash his slaying skills on a host of wrong-doers.
Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon March 26, 2025By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Capsule reviews of theatrical movies available now for streaming or scheduled for broadcast on network or cable television as well as notes on TV programming for the same week.
Movie Review: ‘Snow White’ March 24, 2025By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews With its title pared down to just “Snow White,” the current release has been at the center of numerous cultural and political controversies and has been decried by — inter alia — conservatives, supporters of Palestine and actors with dwarfism aggrieved that their on-screen counterparts are CGI creations, not real-life little people.
Movie Review: ‘The Last Supper’ March 19, 2025By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Viewers of “The Last Supper” (Pinnacle Peak), director and co-writer Mauro Borrelli’s dramatization of events surrounding the Passion, may be able to tell that he has a strong visual background. A veteran art designer who has collaborated with such high-profile figures as Tim Burton, Borrelli gives us some warm and vivid imagery.
Movie Review: ‘Mickey 17’ March 12, 2025By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews On the run from a brutal loan shark, Mickey Barnes (Robert Pattinson), a hapless misfit, finds an opportunity to escape his pursuer by joining the crew of a space mission to a distant planet.
Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon March 12, 2025By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Capsule reviews of theatrical movies available now for streaming or scheduled for broadcast on network or cable television as well as notes on TV programming for the same week.
