Movie Review: ‘Deliver Us’ September 27, 2023By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews A blast furnace of blasphemy, “Deliver Us” (Magnet), also is an amalgam of gore and nudity. Co-director (with Cru Ennis) Lee Roy Kunz — who co-wrote the screenplay with Kane Kunz and also takes the film’s leading role — seems intent on giving us religiously themed horror with sexy elements and the power to shock.
Writers union nears deal to end strike, securing AI-related labor protections September 27, 2023By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News After 146 days on strike, the Writers Guild of America — the labor union representing film, television, radio and online media writers — reached a tentative deal Sept. 24 with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, or AMPTP, the organization that negotiates on behalf of Hollywood’s largest production companies.
Movie Review: ‘Expend4bles’ September 22, 2023By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews With “Expend4bles” (Lionsgate), director Scott Waugh extends a franchise that dates back to 2010 and that has always been fueled by mindless machismo. The latest blood-soaked entry in the series maintains that lunkheaded outlook.
Videogame Review: ‘Under the Waves’ September 21, 2023By Adele Chapline Smith OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews People often use the phrase “drowning in grief” to describe an experience of profound loss. “Under the Waves” (Quantic Dream) makes that phrase come alive by placing an acutely bereaved character in the depths of the ocean.
Movie Review: ‘A Million Miles Away’ September 20, 2023By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews In adapting Hernández’s memoir “Reaching for the Stars,” Abella traces his remarkable journey from child migrant farm worker to NASA engineer and candidate for a place on the space shuttle.
Movie Review: ‘A Haunting in Venice’ September 15, 2023By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews “A Haunting in Venice” (20th Century) is the third in a series of Agatha Christie adaptations, all featuring her famed sleuth Hercule Poirot, on which director and star Kenneth Branagh has collaborated with screenwriter Michael Green.
Minidoc reveals ex-prisoner’s journey from life sentence to Catholic restorative justice advocate September 15, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News Catholics Mobilizing Network released a new minidocumentary Sept. 13 highlighting the story of Felix Rosado, a former prisoner who is co-founder and co-coordinator of Let’s Circle Up, a restorative justice project based at the state prison in Graterford, Pa.
Pope meets award-winning actor, director of film on migrants September 15, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, Vatican Pope Francis met with the Italian film director, Senegalese actors and other crew members of a new film based on a true story of two young men’s treacherous journey from Dakar to Italy.
Videogame Review: ‘Stray Gods: The Role-Playing Musical’ September 14, 2023By Adele Chapline Smith OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Greek mythology continues to fascinate both the producers and consumers of modern-day entertainment. Its many tales and characters seem perpetually fresh, and their re-use tethers us to a rich literary past. Gamers will find a case in point in “Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical” (Humble).
Priest feels ‘seeds’ of faith ‘were planted’ during filming of Flannery O’Connor movie September 13, 2023By Ruby Thomas OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews “Wildcat” — directed by actor Ethan Hawke and starring his daughter Maya Hawke — takes a look at the life of Catholic author Flannery O’Connor as she tried to publish her first book in the 1950s.
‘Safe Haven for Newborns’ founder honored for Catholic faith, legacy saving infants September 13, 2023By Laura Dodson OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews, News, Respect Life, World News Nick Silverio had founded the Gloria M. Silverio Foundation and the nonprofit’s program, A Safe Haven for Newborns, in memory of his wife of 32 years who was killed in a car accident Dec. 7, 1999.
Movie Review: ‘The Nun II’ September 7, 2023By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews If jump-scares were an Olympic competition, director Michael Chaves’ horror sequel “The Nun II” (Warner Bros.) would undoubtedly be festooned with gold medals.
