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Movie & Television Reviews

‘Jeopardy!’ fans laud Catholic priest-contestant aiming to give ‘positive impression’ of church

September 24, 2024
By Gina Christian
OSV News
Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News

A Catholic priest who had gameshow fans “swooning,” according to one entertainment reporter, told OSV News he hoped his recent television appearance helps give “a positive impression of the church” and clergy in general.

Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon

September 18, 2024
By 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: ‘The Killer’s Game’

September 18, 2024
By John Mulderig
OSV News
Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews

“The Killer’s Game” (Lionsgate) is a potentially entertaining, albeit ridiculous, action comedy. Unfortunately, the criminal mayhem the movie lightheartedly showcases involves stomach-churning images of gore and dismemberment that quickly cancel out any fun that might be had from it.

Movie Review: ‘Transformers One’

September 13, 2024
By John Mulderig
OSV News
Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews

Any connection between the animated adventure “Transformers One” (Paramount) and the great Catholic historian Lord Acton may seem unlikely. Yet director Josh Cooley’s film is a cautionary tale that fully vindicates the Victorian scholar’s famous observation that power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Movie Review: ‘Speak No Evil’

September 13, 2024
By John Mulderig
OSV News
Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews

A powerful performance from James McAvoy drives the hard-edged psychological thriller “Speak No Evil” (Universal).

James Earl Jones, distinguished actor and Catholic convert, dies at 93

September 11, 2024
By OSV News
OSV News
Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News, Obituaries, World News

James Earl Jones, a distinguished actor known for his resonant voice and a Black Catholic, died Sept. 9 in Dutchess County, New York, at age 93.

Movie Review: ‘The Front Room’

September 11, 2024
By John Mulderig
OSV News
Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews

Oh, those creepy Christians! Such is the underlying sentiment discernible through most of the running time of the psychological horror film “The Front Room” (A24).

Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon

September 11, 2024
By 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: ‘Reagan’

September 6, 2024
By John Mulderig
OSV News
Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews

Although Christian faith is front and center in the screen biography “Reagan” (Showbiz Direct), the film’s noticeable lack of subtlety undermines its overall potential impact.

Movie Review: ‘AfrAId’

September 4, 2024
By Kurt Jensen
OSV News
Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews

The less-than-compelling psychological thriller “AfrAId” (Columbia) takes the rise of this phenomenon as its premise but then speculates on its possible downside.

Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon

September 4, 2024
By 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.

Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon

August 29, 2024
By 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.

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