Movie Review: ‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’ April 22, 2026By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Along with vampires, werewolves and zombies, undead ancient Egyptians have long been a staple of the horror genre. While “Lee Cronin’s The Mummy” (Warner Bros.) presents viewers with a reasonably interesting variant on this motif, the titular writer-director seems more interested in grossing moviegoers out than intriguing them.
Movie Review: ‘The Drama’ April 18, 2026By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews Many potential brides and grooms-to-be have experienced cold feet in the lead-up to their nuptials. But few can have had their trotters quite so thoroughly chilled as the previously devoted fiance at the center of writer-director Kristoffer Borgli’s provocative psychological study “The Drama” (A24).
Movie Review: ‘Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man’ April 17, 2026By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Beginning in 2013, a fact-based British drama series about a gang that wielded power in the Midlands city of Birmingham in the late 19th and early 20th centuries proved immensely popular with TV audiences. Having made a name for itself on the BBC, the show went on to become a hit on Netflix as well.
Movie Review: ‘You, Me & Tuscany’ April 12, 2026By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews For the price of a movie ticket, viewers can enjoy a brief sojourn in the Italian countryside thanks to director Kat Coiro’s romantic comedy “You, Me & Tuscany” (Universal).
Movie Review: ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ April 3, 2026By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews If Mario, the cartoon Italian American plumber who first figured in Nintendo’s “Donkey Kong” series of video games, were a normally aging human being, he would now be 45 years older than he was at his debut.
Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon April 1, 2026By 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: ‘Ready or Not 2: Here I Come’ March 31, 2026By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews The slaughter continues in “Ready or Not 2: Here I Come” (Searchlight), returning directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett’s follow-up to their supposedly humorous 2019 horror fantasy. The second round of their gruesome competition, it turns out, is just as morally gamey as the first.
Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon March 18, 2026By 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: ‘Hoppers’ March 13, 2026By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Although the environmentally themed animated comedy “Hoppers” (Disney) has everything to do with animals, it has little to do with rabbits. Instead, the title refers to an imaginary technology that allows humans to infuse their consciousness into robots disguised as various fauna and to communicate with real animals.
Examining recent Academy Award Best Picture winners March 12, 2026By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews As the March 15 Academy Awards ceremony approaches, many will be speculating about which film might win what is widely regarded as its most prestigious accolade, that for Best Picture.
Movie Review: ‘Scream 7’ March 9, 2026By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews As its title suggests, “Scream 7” (Paramount) is the latest extension of a long-lived horror franchise, one that’s currently approaching its 30th anniversary on screen. Since each chapter of this slasher saga has been a bloodsoaked mess, the series’ longevity will strike moviegoers of sense as inexplicable.
A look at St. Francis of Assisi on film March 9, 2026By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, Saints Given the dramatic nature of his conversion and the long-lasting, widespread influence of the family of religious orders he founded, it’s no surprise that the life of St. Francis has often been portrayed on film. As early as 1918, a silent Italian production, “Frate Sole” (“Brother Sun”), directed by Ugo Falena, was devoted to the subject.
