Movie Review: ‘The Long Walk’ September 12, 2025By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews It’s a nonstop annual slog in which 50 teen boys, all at least 18 years old and chosen by lottery, walk more than 300 miles through a dystopian Midwest landscape, using their own food supplies with water provided, for as long as the walk lasts.
Movie Review: ‘Triumph of the Heart’ September 12, 2025By Joseph McAleer OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, Saints A compelling new film, “Triumph of the Heart” (Outsider Pictures) dramatizes the real-life story of St. Maximilian’s martyrdom.
Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon September 11, 2025By Catholic Review Staff 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 Conjuring: Last Rites’ September 5, 2025By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews The knockabout mix of demonology and Catholic vaudeville that has characterized a popular franchise gets what’s billed as its final outing in “The Conjuring: Last Rites” (Warner Bros.). As though to bring things full circle, though, this adieu is linked to one of the two main characters’ very first encounter with the forces of darkness.
Movie Review: ‘Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale’ September 5, 2025By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Both the upstairs and downstairs inhabitants of the titular stately home get a splendid send-off in “Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale” (Focus). A couple of subplots interwoven into this third big-screen iteration of the franchise, however, suggest the abundant elegance it offers is best reserved for grown-ups.
Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon September 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.
Movie Review: ‘Caught Stealing’ August 29, 2025By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Practically everyone is quirky and philosophical, and nearly everyone dies violently in the rapid-fire thriller “Caught Stealing” (Sony).
Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon August 27, 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: ‘Ne Zha II’ August 25, 2025By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Both the strengths and the problematic aspects of the animated adventure “Ne Zha II” (A24) are revealed by a look at two of its main characters: the figure of the title (voice of Crystal Lee) and his enemy by destiny but best friend by choice, Ao Bing (voice of Aleks Le).
Movie Review: ‘Honey Don’t!’ August 25, 2025By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Moral squalor is the order of the day in the dark comedy “Honey Don’t!”. While clearly intended as an homage to film noir by director and co-writer (with Tricia Cooke) Ethan Coen, the rancid proceedings also borrow all too heavily from the sleazy world of 1960s and 1970s grindhouse fare.
Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon August 20, 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: ‘Weapons’ August 19, 2025By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Taken as a whole, the horror film “Weapons” (Warner Bros.) tends to be subtle in its approach to intriguing and unsettling viewers.
