Movie Review: ‘The Wild Robot’ September 27, 2024By Joseph McAleer OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Cast aside any concerns about the dangers of artificial intelligence — “The Wild Robot” (Dreamworks) has arrived, a Mary Poppins bot ready to chase your cares away in this warm and fuzzy animated adaptation of the bestselling children’s book by Peter Brown.
Movie Review: ‘The Iron Claw’ December 29, 2023By Joseph McAleer OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews A cautionary tale unfolds in “The Iron Claw,” (A24) based on the true story of the rise and fall of an all-American wrestling family.
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank’ July 15, 2022By Joseph McAleer Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews Bathroom humor reaches new heights — make that depths — in “Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank” (Paramount), an animated martial-arts spoof with a most unlikely provenance.
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Elvis’ June 30, 2022By Joseph McAleer Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews Wise men say only fools rush in — and skip seeing “Elvis” (Warner Bros), a highly entertaining, turbocharged biography of a music legend.
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Lightyear’ June 17, 2022By Joseph McAleer Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews “Lightyear” (Disney) blasts off in cinemas with controversy in its wake.
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ May 9, 2022By Joseph McAleer Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews The award for the most appropriate film title of 2022 goes to “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” (Disney). Truly, this is a maddening, multidimensional, decidedly strange, yet typically “Marvel”-ous movie based on the comic book series.
Movie Review: ‘The 355’ January 7, 2022By Joseph McAleer Catholic News Service Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Who needs one James Bond when you can have five Jane Bonds? That’s the premise behind “The 355” (Universal), an entertaining thriller featuring a quintet of lady spies.
Movie Review: ‘The Addams Family 2’ October 6, 2021By Joseph McAleer Catholic News Service Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews In the animated comedy “The Addams Family 2,” the beloved characters from the imagination of Charles Addams are as creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky as ever, and the humor remains dark and macabre, but overall good-natured.
Movie Review: ‘Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway ‘ June 17, 2021By Joseph McAleer Catholic Review Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News The beloved characters created by Beatrix Potter in her series of children’s books stray even further from their amiable roots in this sequel to the 2018 film, a blend of live action and computer-generated animation once again directed and co-written by Will Gluck.
Movie Review: ‘Tom & Jerry ‘ March 4, 2021By Joseph McAleer Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News With messages about honesty and friendship thrown in with slapstick humor and benign mayhem, “Tom & Jerry” can be enjoyed by the entire family.
Not your grandfather’s — or father’s — Superman February 23, 2021By Joseph McAleer Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News Superman, in the guise of Clark Kent (Tyler Hoechlin), is now married to Lois (Elizabeth Tulloch) and they have twin sons, Jonathan (Jordan Elsass) and Jordan (Alexander Garfin).
Movie Review: ‘The Dig ‘ January 27, 2021By Joseph McAleer Catholic News Service Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News It’s a shame that extraneous material has been needlessly thrown into the mix, because viewers of all ages could otherwise have enjoyed a fascinating history lesson.
