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.
Movie Review: ‘The First Omen’ April 9, 2024By John Mulderig Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Rosemary’s baby gets some competition in “The First Omen” (20th Century), director and co-writer Arkasha Stevenson’s prequel to a horror franchise that dates all the way back to 1976. While, like its long-ago predecessor, the film makes exploitative use of religion, this is overshadowed by the hideous deaths it showcases.
Movie Review: ‘Road House’ April 4, 2024By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Way back in 1989, Patrick Swayze found an action vehicle in the tale of a brawling bouncer hired to keep the loutish patrons of an Indiana bar in line. Switch venues from the Midwest to the Southeast and substitute Jake Gyllenhaal’s biceps for Swayze’s and you have the wholly unnecessary remake “Road House” (Amazon MGM).
Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon April 3, 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.
Videogame Review: ‘Alan Wake 2’ March 28, 2024By Adele Chapline Smith OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Well-crafted but intense and unsparing, the survival horror game “Alan Wake 2” (Epic) presents a narrative that delves into the human psyche in a sophisticated way. Only those grown-ups willing to encounter graphic content, however, should grapple with it.
Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon March 27, 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: ‘Immaculate’ March 27, 2024By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews A similar sense of blinkered rejection and smug relief may be detected in “Immaculate” (Neon), a vile piece of horror tripe from director Michael Mohan.
