Movie Review: ‘Bugonia’ November 3, 2025By John Mulderig Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews As anyone who saw director Yorgos Lanthimos’ 2023 fantasy “Poor Things” will be aware, the Greek-born filmmaker is capable of bringing deep weirdness to the screen. If further evidence of his capacity in that regard was needed, it’s provided in abundance by his latest offering, “Bugonia” (Focus).
Movie Review: ‘Regretting You’ October 31, 2025By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Part teen romance, part emotionally convoluted soap opera, “Regretting You” (Paramount), director Josh Boone’s screen version of Colleen Hoover’s 2019 novel, is ill-suited to the youthful audience at which its source material was aimed. As for mature viewers, they’re likely to find the film’s proceedings both inauthentic and pat.
Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon October 29, 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: ‘After the Hunt” October 28, 2025By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Despite the occasional push-back against political correctness in Nora Garrett’s script, viewers committed to traditional values will find themselves adrift in director Luca Guadagnino’s psychological thriller “After the Hunt” (Amazon MGM). Considered from an artistic point of view, moreover, the film is talky, pretentious and tiresome.
Movie Review: ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere’ October 23, 2025By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews A surprisingly substantive film, “Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere” (20th Century) is more a psychological study than a musical biography. As such, it invites those older viewers for whom it’s appropriate to engage with its sometimes troubling story intellectually and emotionally rather than be passively entertained.
Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon October 22, 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: ‘Roofman’ October 15, 2025By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews With its adroit blend of drama and comedy, the fact-based film “Roofman” (Paramount) effectively evokes a wide range of emotions. While the movie’s underlying values are mostly in order, however, a combination of restrictive elements — including some wayward behavior it briefly showcases — point to a strictly mature viewership.
Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon October 15, 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: ‘Tron: Ares’ October 10, 2025By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews The sci-fi action movie “Tron: Ares” (Disney) represents the Mouse House’s second big-screen attempt to recapture the magic of what turned out to be a remarkably prophetic 1982 feature, now regarded as a cult classic. Unfortunately, the film is not an instance of the third time being lucky.
Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon October 8, 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 Smashing Machine’ October 3, 2025By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews For better or worse, the sports biopic “The Smashing Machine” (A24) registers as a highly realistic film. With both a real-life figure as its focus and a documentary as its source material, that may be unsurprising. But the low-key, unsensational approach adopted by writer-director Benny Safdie ultimately produces varied results.
Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon October 1, 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.
