Movie Review: ‘Wonka’ December 15, 2023By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews What surrounds Chalamet’s youthful, goodhearted aspiring chocolatier is a generally charming musical fantasy marred by an ill-considered Catholic-themed subplot.
Movie Review: ‘May December’ December 14, 2023By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Can lasting happiness be built on a foundation of reckless immorality? That’s the essential question posed by the intense drama “May December” (Netflix).
Movie Review: ‘Freud’s Last Session’ December 13, 2023By John Mulderig Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Overall, this is unusually intelligent fare, though some may find it a bit talky and – an interlude set in the trenches of World War I aside – somewhat stagebound.
Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon December 11, 2023By 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: ‘Silent Night’ December 6, 2023By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Nothing is calm and little is bright in the grisly revenge thriller “Silent Night” (Lionsgate).
A selection of Christmas movies December 5, 2023By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Christmas, Movie & Television Reviews One promising way to get in the holiday mood is to watch a Christmas-themed movie. And, since yuletide films naturally tend to qualify as family-friendly, they can also provide an opportunity to gather the clan, make some popcorn and relax together.
New Jersey priest’s devotion to saint helps bring her life to the big screen December 4, 2023By Joe Jordan OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News, Saints, World News For the last decade, Msgr. Paul Bochicchio of St. Francis Church in Hoboken has been advising as a spiritual consultant on the upcoming film “Cabrini,” produced by Angel Studios about the life and ministry of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, set to debut in theaters in March 2024.
Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon December 4, 2023By 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: ‘Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé’ December 2, 2023By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Beyoncé Knowles-Carter has a lot she wants to say about her life and art. Interestingly, much of what she wishes to share is not about her music or her recent worldwide concert tour. Rather, it concerns her moral views.
Movie Review: ‘The Holdovers’ December 1, 2023By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Partly a conversion story, partly a study in the triumph of friendship over isolation, the moving comedy-tinged drama “The Holdovers” (Focus) is an intimate, beautifully crafted film.
Videogame Review: ‘Marvel’s Spider-Man 2’ November 30, 2023By Adele Chapline Smith OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Back when Stan Lee created him in 1962, everybody’s favorite web-slinger was one of the first superheroes to whom adolescents could relate. More than six decades later, that theme continues to be highlighted in “Marvel’s Spider-Man 2”
Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon November 28, 2023By 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.