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 & Television Reviews
Movie Review: ‘Big George Foreman’
Sports and faith come together in this generally family-friendly and appealing fact-based biography of the titular heavyweight boxing champion.
Movie Review: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’
There’s a somber tone to long patches of this wrap-up of James Gunn’s trilogy, which also lacks the verve that characterized its predecessors.
Despite disability, young man directs film — in Lourdes, France
The young Polish student directed a documentary on other disabled people traveling to Lourdes for an annual May pilgrimage with the Order of Malta.
Videogame review: ‘Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores’
Fans of the popular post-apocalyptic “Horizon” franchise can unlock some enticing downloadable content with “Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores” (Sony Interactive Entertainment).
Movie Review: ‘Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret’
Although the film “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret” is a generally upbeat affair, such caution is not entirely unwarranted.
Movie Review: ‘Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant’
The realistic-feeling, albeit not fact-based, adventures the screenplay chronicles are not for the fainthearted — nor for those who object to soldierly swearing.
Movie Review: ‘Beau Is Afraid”
Billed as a dark comedy, writer-director Ari Aster’s deep dive into paranoia is instead a nightmarish, three-hour-long odyssey through a landscape of mental misery.
Videogame Review: ‘Have a Nice Death’
The Grim Reaper gets his house in order in the visually charming quest-themed game “Have a Nice Death” (Gearbox).
Movie Review: ‘Air’
An apt subtitle for the forceful fact-based drama “Air” (Amazon) might be: “How to Succeed in Business by Trying Really Hard.”
New horror movie on exorcism is ‘story of hope,’ says Jesuit producer
The Jesuit priest who helped produce “The Pope’s Exorcist” said horror movie fans will be in for “a fun ride” with the new film that stars Russell Crowe.
St. John Paul II’s secretary denies pope’s role in missing ‘Vatican girl’
St. John Paul II’s longtime aide denied the “vile insinuations” that the former pope was maliciously involved in the case of Emanuela Orlandi, a Vatican schoolgirl whose 1983 disappearance is the focus of an ongoing Vatican investigation.