Meet the Catholic priest who helped make the new ‘Knives Out’ Netflix movie December 12, 2025By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News When Rian Johnson was still writing the script for his new “Knives Out” movie, he turned to his aunt and uncle for help. They are Catholic, and his latest murder mystery would take place in a Catholic church.
Movie Review: Wake Up Dead Man December 11, 2025By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Clues and conundrums aren’t the only things that need to be sorted through in the murder mystery “Wake Up Dead Man” (Netflix). An equivocal, though ultimately positive, portrayal of faith marks this third film in the “Knives Out” franchise that began in 2019.
Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon December 10, 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: ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ December 5, 2025By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Fancy the chance to return to the haunted pizzeria moviegoers were first able to tour in 2023? Then the horror sequel “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2” (Universal) is the film for you. Alas, all but the franchise’s most devoted fans will likely find this second serving in the series not only thin-crusted but cold and stale as well.
Movies to watch during Advent December 5, 2025By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Advent, Christmas, Movie & Television Reviews Just about everyone enjoys a Christmas holiday with all the trimmings, including Santa’s ho ho ho and Rudolph’s red nose. But the preparatory time of Advent can serve as an invitation to explore more deeply the true spiritual meaning of the Incarnation and to focus more intently on the virtues that reflection on that mystery should promote.
TV Review: ‘Kostas,’ streaming, Acorn December 5, 2025By Garan Santicola OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews As winter weather arrives across North America, viewers may appreciate the chance to watch a program set in sunny Mediterranean climes. The four-episode first season of the detective series “Kostas,” currently streaming on Acorn TV, fits the bill.
Netflix’s ‘Train Dreams’ captures the beauty of an ordinary life December 3, 2025By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews “Train Dreams” presents the ordinary, little life of its protagonist as quiet, quick, easy to miss, and yet extraordinary. Based on a novella with the same name by Denis Johnson, “Train Dreams” follows Grainier (Joel Edgerton), a taciturn logger and railroad worker in the Pacific Northwest, as he experiences love and loss.
Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon December 3, 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.
‘Sacré Coeur’ blockbuster will come to the U.S. in time for consecration of the country to Sacred Heart November 30, 2025By Caroline de Sury OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News The hit French film “Sacré Coeur” (“Sacred Heart”) is set to reach American audiences next spring, with a U.S. release planned for June 12, the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Catholic filmmaker investigates UFO mysteries at the Vatican November 28, 2025By Robert Duncan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News, Vatican, World News A widely discussed new documentary about UFOs, “Age of Disclosure,” includes an allegation from a former CIA official that the Vatican holds evidence of the existence of non-human intelligence — and he does not mean angels.
‘The Sound of Music’ at 60 November 28, 2025By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News Whether on stage or screen, however — papal endorsement notwithstanding — this recounting of the early years of the Trapp Family singing group gives short shrift to their Catholic faith.
Celebrity chef ‘Lidia’ hasn’t forgotten what it’s like to be a refugee. Here’s how she’s giving back November 27, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Immigration and Migration, Movie & Television Reviews, News, Recipes, World News Celebrity Chef Lidia Bastianich knows what it’s like to be in a strange land, without a home. OSV News recently spoke with the Italian-American — who has become famous as a television host, author and restaurateur — about her own experiences as an Italian immigrant fleeing communism in the former Yugoslavia, and her current work as a board member for Jesuit Refugee Services/USA.
