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Movie & Television Reviews

Antonio Banderas: ‘Journey to Bethlehem’ shows simple message of love

November 22, 2023
By Gina Christian
OSV News
Filed Under: Christmas, Movie & Television Reviews

A new musical retelling of Jesus Christ’s birth starring Antonio Banderas makes it “very easy and simple for families” to experience the wonder of the Nativity story, which at heart is about love, the actor told OSV News.

Movie Review: ‘Thanksgiving’

November 21, 2023
By Kurt Jensen
OSV News
Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews

The soul-deadening platter of splatter “Thanksgiving” (Sony) is intended as a comedic homage to exploitation horror films of the past.

Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon

November 20, 2023
By 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.

Big wins for UAW, SAG-AFTRA could spur more workers to join unions

November 18, 2023
By Kimberly Heatherington
OSV News
Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News

What many experts called a “hot labor summer” — punctuated by coast-to-coast strikes and negotiations — may yet transition into a toasty labor autumn that witnesses gains for other job sectors, too.

Movie Review: ‘Napoleon’

November 17, 2023
By John Mulderig
OSV News
Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews

Viewers out for sweeping spectacle will likely come away from director Ridley Scott’s historical epic satisfied. But those seeking insight into the conquering French emperor’s personality will find there’s a hollow ring to star Joaquin Phoenix’s portrayal of him.

Videogame Review: ‘Assassin’s Creed Mirage’

November 15, 2023
By 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, 2023
By 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, 2023
By 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, 2023
By 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, 2023
By 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, 2023
By 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, 2023
By 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.

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