Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon February 25, 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: ‘Midwinter Break’ February 23, 2026By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews The validity of faith is a major theme in the sensitive marital drama “Midwinter Break” (Focus). As adapted from co-writer Bernard MacLaverty’s 2017 novel by director Polly Findlay, the film is an exploration of how contrasting personalities and outlooks can serve either as a source of nuptial balance or of corrosive discord.
A look at the Academy Awards Best Picture Nominees February 20, 2026By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews This year’s Academy Award nominations were announced on Jan. 22. Following, in alphabetical order, are capsule reviews of the 10 films contending for Best Picture. The Oscars ceremony will take place in Los Angeles on Sunday, March 15.
Movie Review: ‘The Strangers – Chapter 3’ February 18, 2026By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews “I need a Xanax!” declares a victim-in-waiting in the bloodsoaked slasher flick “The Strangers – Chapter 3” (Lionsgate). Moviegoers unwise enough to patronize the film may end up echoing that sentiment.
Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon February 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.
Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon February 11, 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: ‘Send Help’ February 6, 2026By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews “Send Help” (20th Century) is a bitterly cynical horror movie that charts a race to the ethical bottom between its two main characters. In fact, as scripted by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift, director Sam Raimi’s deliberately outrageous film suggests that worldly success can be achieved by resorting to unbridled viciousness.
Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon February 4, 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: ‘Mercy’ February 2, 2026By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews With apologies to pulp fiction crime writer Mickey Spillane, the dystopian thriller “Mercy” (Amazon MGM) might more aptly be called AI the Jury. That’s because, in the film’s near-future setting, artificial intelligence is empowered to fight crime by generating a rough sort of justice.
Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon January 28, 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: ‘Hamnet’ January 26, 2026By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews “Hamnet” (Focus) is a lyrical but emotionally wrenching drama, a film that is both too intense and too complicated for kids. Those of their elders equipped to take on this challenging riff on real-life events, however, will also be able to bring their religious formation to bear on the movie’s more problematic elements.
Top 10 films of 2025 January 23, 2026By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News The year just past was, on the whole, a reasonably strong one for Hollywood. A number of quality films were released, though a high quotient of movies that excelled aesthetically were marred by problematic content when considered from a spiritual and/or moral point of view.
