Movie Review: ‘The Wild Robot’ September 27, 2024By Joseph McAleer OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Cast aside any concerns about the dangers of artificial intelligence — “The Wild Robot” (Dreamworks) has arrived, a Mary Poppins bot ready to chase your cares away in this warm and fuzzy animated adaptation of the bestselling children’s book by Peter Brown.
Movie Review: ‘Never Let Go’ September 25, 2024By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews As allegorical horror films about woodland isolation complicated by demon-infestation rate, “Never Let Go” (Lionsgate) checks off all the unpleasant boxes.
Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon September 25, 2024By 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.
‘Jeopardy!’ fans laud Catholic priest-contestant aiming to give ‘positive impression’ of church September 24, 2024By 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, 2024By 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, 2024By 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, 2024By 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, 2024By 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, 2024By 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, 2024By 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, 2024By 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, 2024By 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.
