Movie Review: ‘American Fiction’ January 24, 2024By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews In his feature debut, “American Fiction” (Amazon MGM), writer-director Cord Jefferson pulls off an impressive balancing act. In adapting Percival Everett’s 2001 novel “Erasure,” Jefferson successfully blends wry social satire with the serious tale of an emotionally isolated central character.
Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon January 22, 2024By 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 Beekeeper’ January 17, 2024By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Cultivating bees may be regarded as a rather peaceful and meditative pursuit. But that doesn’t stop the title character of the preposterous action flick “The Beekeeper” (Amazon MGM) from going berserk when provoked.
Movie Review: ‘Saltburn’ January 17, 2024By John Mulderig Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews In his classic 1945 novel “Brideshead Revisited,” Catholic author Evelyn Waugh charted the intense, quasi-romantic and possibly sexual bond between two male students at Oxford University. The premise of Waugh’s work is echoed in the black comedy “Saltburn.”
Movie Review: ‘Mean Girls’ January 15, 2024By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Tina Fey infuses her script — ultimately derived from Rosalind Wiseman’s 2002 nonfiction book “Queen Bees and Wannabes” — with some sharply observed humor.
Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon January 15, 2024By 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: ‘Maestro’ January 10, 2024By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews The tangled personal life of composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) provides the subject matter for the fact-based drama “Maestro” (Netflix).
Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon January 8, 2024By 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: ‘Night Swim’ January 6, 2024By John Mulderig Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Long ago, when the world was young, B-52s frontman Fred Schneider warned his listeners to stay away from “a pool fraught with danger.” The virtually bloodless but uneven horror yarn “Night Swim” (Universal) – which is possibly acceptable for older teens as well as grown-ups – offers a similar caution.
A selection of movies to watch by the fireside January 2, 2024By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Nostalgic evocations of a simpler era or intimate love stories may qualify as the kind of comforting fare that will help to make a dreary January afternoon go by in a more enjoyable way.
Movie Review: ‘Migration’ December 27, 2023By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews An endearing piece of entertainment awaits audiences in the animated adventure “Migration” (Universal).
Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon December 26, 2023By 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.
