Movie Review: ‘The Blackening’ June 22, 2023By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews “The Blackening” (Lionsgate) is a brilliant comic riff on what constitutes authentic African American identity.
Movie Review: ‘The Flash’ June 16, 2023By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews A fundamental message about accepting both the good and bad that befall us is mixed up with ingredients that make this a doubtful proposition for the teens at whom, along with grown-ups, the movie is presumably aimed.
Movie Review: ‘Elemental’ June 14, 2023By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Thanks to its rich blend of ethnicities, the United States has long been referred to as a melting pot. In the animated romantic comedy “Elemental” (Disney), director Peter Sohn substitutes for that metaphor a fable featuring embodiments of the four elements, using the dynamics of their imaginary world to explore the immigrant experience.
Movie Review: ‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’ June 14, 2023By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews We know, going in, what to expect from the seventh installment in the big-screen franchise, “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” (Paramount). Namely, a story based on the Hasbro toy line about the heroic Autobots battling a malignant plan for world domination.
‘Ted Lasso’ and ‘Succession’: What makes a good dad? June 13, 2023By Greg Erlandson OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Movie & Television Reviews If “Succession” is a close examination of humanity gone bad, “Ted Lasso” is refreshingly aspirational.
Videogame Review: ‘Death or Treat’ June 8, 2023By Adele Chapline Smith OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Beautiful artwork is one of the few assets “Death or Treat” (Perp Games) has going for it. But that’s not enough to redeem this slightly macabre 2D action game, which otherwise feels feeble.
Movie Review: ‘Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse’ June 7, 2023By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews The parade of Spideys is something of an inside joke and may prove confusing to the uninitiated. But the film overall – which is safest for grown-ups but also possibly acceptable for mature adolescents – is a lively crowd pleaser and will likely be catnip for hardcore fans.
Movie Review: ‘Padre Pio’ June 1, 2023By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews The film is less a profile of the titular saint, Padre Pio, played passionately by Shia LaBeouf, than a portrait of San Giovanni Rotondo, the Apulian town of his Capuchin monastery, in the period immediately after World War I.
Movie Review: ‘The Boogeyman’ June 1, 2023By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Director Rob Savage’s feature-length screen version of horror-meister Stephen King’s yarn arrives as the above-average chiller “The Boogeyman” (20th Century).
Videogame Review: ‘The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’ June 1, 2023By Adele Chapline Smith OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews While this chapter of Zelda’s story includes little in the way of inappropriate content, the challenges within it are too taxing for little kids.
Shia LaBeouf: ‘I fell in love with Christ’ to portray Padre Pio on screen May 31, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Actor Shia LaBeouf portrays St. Pio of Pietrelcina in the new drama “Padre Pio,” which premiered at last year’s Venice Film Festival and will be released in U.S. theaters and on demand June 2.
Movie Review: ‘The Little Mermaid’ May 25, 2023By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews There’s nothing shopworn about Marshall’s skilled and sprightly repackaging – old-fashioned in the best sense, it’s a high-quality, family friendly summer treat.