Movie Review: ‘Challengers’ April 29, 2024By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Intense and erotically charged, the psychological drama “Challengers” (Amazon MGM) is, in a word, challenging. Yet, while it trespasses into territory many may not wish to visit, the serious artistic intent behind the production redeems some of its excesses, though only for a small group of mature moviegoers.
Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon April 24, 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: ‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire’ April 22, 2024By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Moviegoers tempted by a title like “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” (Warner Bros.) are presumably not in search of Shakespearian levels of dramatic insight. Even so, the disparity between the reasonably impressive special effects on offer in the film and its low-grade human interaction remains noticeable.
Movie Review: ‘Abigail’ April 19, 2024By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews This humorous spin on the genre features a clever premise and often witty dialogue. Yet any amusement to be derived from it is drowned in a flood of needless bloodletting.
Movie Review: ‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’ April 17, 2024By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Although the proceedings are acceptable for most grown moviegoers, they’ll find that the freshness and buoyancy of “Afterlife” are noticeably lacking. Maybe it’s time for “Ghostbusters” to yield the dancefloor after all.
Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon April 17, 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: ‘Civil War’ April 17, 2024By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews The psychological and ethical complexities of front-line journalism are explored in depth in the dystopian drama “Civil War” (A24). The result is an engrossing but distressingly realistic film that’s fit for only a relatively small audience of grown viewers.
‘Cabrini’ does extraordinary job of bringing saint to life April 14, 2024By Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Movie & Television Reviews On March 8 of this year, a film titled “Cabrini” was released; that day is also International Women’s Day. The film is the story of an extraordinary woman, an immigrant to the United States, an advocate for the poor and a saint.
Movie Review: Irena’s Vow April 12, 2024By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews An inspiring but once little-known chapter of history provides the basis for the Holocaust drama “Irena’s Vow” (Quiver).
‘Irena’s Vow,’ Heroism in the Face of Evil April 11, 2024By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews The movie is based on the real-life experiences of Catholic nurse Irene Gut Opdyke (1918-2003). Famed for her rescue of Jews, Opdyke was named Righteous Among the Nations by the Israeli Holocaust Commission.
Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon April 10, 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.
TV Review: ‘The Gentlemen,’ streaming, Netflix April 10, 2024By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Can an aristocratic lifestyle and a secret narcotics business mix? According to both his eponymous 2020 film and its current small-screen variation, “The Gentlemen,” showrunner Guy Ritchie thinks they can.
