Movie Review: ‘The Last Supper’ March 19, 2025By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Viewers of “The Last Supper” (Pinnacle Peak), director and co-writer Mauro Borrelli’s dramatization of events surrounding the Passion, may be able to tell that he has a strong visual background. A veteran art designer who has collaborated with such high-profile figures as Tim Burton, Borrelli gives us some warm and vivid imagery.
Television Review: ‘The Leopard,’ streaming, Netflix March 19, 2025By Garan Santicola OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Currently streaming on Netflix is a new adaptation of Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa’s classic novel “The Leopard.”
Film on Matt Talbot shows the power of faith, thirst for holiness March 17, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News, Saints, World News A forthcoming docudrama is highlighting how an Irish laborer, now on the path to possible sainthood, has become a patron of those battling addiction — and those thirsting for holiness.
Mount St. Mary’s offers screening of movie on Mother Cabrini, champion of immigrants March 12, 2025By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, Movie & Television Reviews, News Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg presents a screening March 21 of the award-winning 2024 film “Cabrini.”
Movie Review: ‘Mickey 17’ March 12, 2025By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews On the run from a brutal loan shark, Mickey Barnes (Robert Pattinson), a hapless misfit, finds an opportunity to escape his pursuer by joining the crew of a space mission to a distant planet.
Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon March 12, 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.
Television Review: ‘Celtics City’ March 7, 2025By Garan Santicola Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, Sports In 2024, the Boston Celtics won their 18th NBA championship. In the wake of that record-breaking achievement, HBO has produced “Celtics City,” a nine-hour documentary series that provides an exhaustive deep dive into the storied history of the franchise.
Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon March 5, 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.
Television Review: ‘House of David’ March 3, 2025By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Theology blends with politics, family tensions and derring-do in the generally well-crafted biblical drama “House of David.” Three hour-long episodes of the eight-part series, created by Jon Erwin, are currently streaming on Amazon Prime.
A Catholic look at this year’s Oscar Best Picture nominees February 28, 2025By Sister Hosea Rupprecht OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Movie & Television Reviews Here’s how the eight out of 10 films I was able to see hold up in the human dignity department.
Movie Review: ‘Last Breath’ February 28, 2025By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews In 2012, Scottish professional diver Chris Lemons was temporarily stranded at the bottom of the North Sea with a rapidly dwindling supply of oxygen. Both before and after Lemons lost consciousness, two of his colleagues raced to save his life.
Biblical tales old and new abound during Lent February 27, 2025By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Vintage biblical epics sprout like daffodils during Lent, which begins with Ash Wednesday on March 5.
