Movie Review: ‘PAW Patrol: The Movie’ August 25, 2021By John Mulderig Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews, World News With the arrival of “PAW Patrol: The Movie” (Paramount), the titular rescue crew of pups bring their adventures to a multiplex near you. The result is a breezy, tenderhearted film suitable for all.
Movie Review: ‘The Protege’ August 20, 2021By John Mulderig Catholic News Service Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, World News Director Martin Campbell’s sleek yet brutal thriller “The Protege” (Lionsgate) not only depicts the activities of its principal characters, all of them assassins, in unsparing bloody detail. It also presents its own alternate version of morality.
Movie Review: ‘Reminiscence’ August 20, 2021By John Mulderig Catholic News Service Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, World News Part dystopian adventure, part neo-noir mystery, “Reminiscence” (Warner Bros.) is undone by its own sense of importance.
Movie Review: ‘CODA’ August 10, 2021By Sister Hosea Rupprecht Catholic News Service Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News The challenges of being the only hearing member of a close-knit family are movingly explored in the drama “CODA” (Apple TV+), the title of which is an acronym for child of deaf adults. That phrase describes the situation of the film’s main character, 17-year-old Ruby Rossi (Emilia Jones).
Movie Review: ‘The Green Knight’ August 4, 2021By John Mulderig Catholic News Service Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News An Arthurian legend comes to the big screen in writer-director David Lowery’s “The Green Knight” (A24). Lovely to look at but difficult to plumb, the film successfully immerses viewers in the atmosphere of the Middle Ages.
Movie Review: ‘Stillwater’ August 4, 2021By John Mulderig Catholic News Service Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News Matt Damon plays a man in search of redemption and renewal in the bleak yet touching drama “Stillwater”.
Movie Review: ‘Jungle Cruise’ July 28, 2021By John Mulderig Catholic News Service Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, World News For most of its running time, the lighthearted adventure “Jungle Cruise” (Disney), adapted by director Jaume Collet-Serra from a Magic Kingdom theme park ride, registers as a diverting, if insubstantial, fantasy.
Movie Review: ‘Old’ July 28, 2021By John Mulderig Catholic News Service Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, World News A day at the beach is no day at the beach in the thriller “Old” (Universal).
Movie Review: ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy ‘ July 15, 2021By John Mulderig Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News There’s a strained tone to “Space Jam: A New Legacy” (Warner Bros.), director Malcolm D. Lee’s sequel to the 1996 sports comedy.
Movie Review: ‘The Boss Baby: Family Business’ July 7, 2021By John Mulderig Catholic News Service Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News Its chaotic plot and somewhat colicky disposition may leave viewers of the sequel “The Boss Baby: Family Business” (Universal) wishing the stork had stayed home this time.
Movie Review: ‘F9: The Fast Saga’ July 1, 2021By John Mulderig Catholic News Service Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News Nondenominational religious flourishes and an emphasis on the value of family offset occasionally intense showdowns and some unsavory vocabulary in “F9: The Fast Saga” (Universal).
Movie Review: ‘Luca’ June 24, 2021By John Mulderig Catholic News Service Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News While it does nothing to solve the perennial problem for real-life parents that obedient children rarely have adventures, director Enrico Casarosa’s animated fantasy “Luca” (Disney+) is otherwise a winsome tale full of charm and Italian flair.
