Videogame Review: ‘Assassin’s Creed Mirage’ November 15, 2023By Adele Chapline Smith OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Though it includes some gory interludes, “Assassin’s Creed Mirage” (Ubisoft) is also educational insofar as it explores – and celebrates – the Golden Age of Islam.
Movie Review: ‘The Marvels’ November 15, 2023By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Considered artistically, the quirky, sometimes humorous but more often confusing superhero adventure “The Marvels” (Disney) presents a mixed bag of ingredients that will likely appeal to some viewers but not others.
Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon November 13, 2023By 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 during the week of Nov. 19, as well as notes on TV programming for the same week.
Movie Review: ‘Priscilla’ November 8, 2023By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews The relationship that writer-director Sofia Coppola’s screen version of Priscilla Presley’s 1985 memoir “Elvis and Me” charts is a strange mix of the respectable and the unsavory.
Radio Interview: Writer/director brings ‘Journey to Bethlehem’ to big screen in movie musical November 6, 2023By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Advent, Feature, Local News, Movie & Television Reviews, News, Radio Interview A new movie musical, “Journey to Bethlehem,” may be just what we need. Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talked with Adam Anders, writer, director and composer, about the new film, which opens in theaters Nov. 10.
Movie Review: ‘Freelance’ November 5, 2023By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Attentive viewers will discern some positive moral values underlying the plot of the action comedy “Freelance” (Relativity).
It was never about her, but about Jesus, says producer of Mother Teresa film November 3, 2023By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews James Wahlberg, once a convict, is now a film producer and has created a documentary about Mother Teresa that recently premiered in another country — Poland.
Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon November 2, 2023By 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 during the week of Nov. 12, as well as notes on TV programming for the same week.
TV Review: ‘Native Ball,’ various times, PBS October 30, 2023By John Mulderig Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews – A warmhearted profile of a pioneering Indigenous American sports figure is provided in filmmakers Jonathan Cipiti and Megan Harrington’s documentary “Native Ball: Legacy of a Trailblazer.”
Movie Review: ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ October 27, 2023By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews A child-abduction theme lends a dark undertone to the turbid horror film “Five Nights at Freddy’s.”
Videogame Review: ‘Lies of P’ October 26, 2023By Adele Chapline Smith OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Like its classic source, “Lies of P” encourages players to ponder what it means to be human as well as the ethical status of deception.
Radio Interview: Movie ‘Shelter in Solitude’ October 23, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Movie & Television Reviews, News, Radio Interview, Respect Life Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talked with the actress and writer Siobhan Fallon Hogan, a Catholic who has woven images from her faith into the film, about the need for hope in times of crisis.
