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.
TV Review: ‘Mrs. Davis’ May 24, 2023By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews “Mrs. Davis” is not anti-religious in any sense. But it’s clear that showrunner and co-writer Tara Hernandez – along with her principal script collaborator, Damon Lindelof – is out to break boundaries and flout convention in her presentation of faith as well as in her approach to storytelling.
Videogame review: ‘Tin Hearts’ May 18, 2023By Adele Chapline Smith OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews With its winning story and endearing animations, “Tin Hearts” (Wired Productions) proves a golden option for gamers.
Movie Review: ‘Book Club: The Next Chapter” May 18, 2023By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews With age comes wisdom, so we’re told. But apparently that doesn’t apply to the quartet of AARP-eligible friends at the core of the romantic comedy sequel “Book Club: The Next Chapter” (Focus).
Movie Review: ‘Fast X’ May 17, 2023By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews As its title indicates, “Fast X” (Universal) is the 10th direct installment of the “Fast & Furious” car-racing franchise that first put the pedal to the metal back in 2001.
TV Review: ‘Citadel’ May 10, 2023By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Amnesia is a hoary device for inserting drama into a fictional tale, and the writers of the hard-edged but less than convincing espionage yarn “Citadel” rely heavily on it.
Movie Review: ‘Big George Foreman’ May 10, 2023By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, Sports Sports and faith come together in this generally family-friendly and appealing fact-based biography of the titular heavyweight boxing champion.