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Movie & Television Reviews

Videogame Review: ‘God of War: Ragnarok’

April 6, 2023
By Adele Chapline Smith
OSV News
Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews

The epic action-adventure game “God of War: Ragnarok” (Sony Interactive Entertainment) is something of a mixed bag. On the one hand, it’s full of dramatic storytelling, rich environments and clever puzzles.

Pope says using Tinder is ‘normal,’ talks inclusivity in Disney documentary

April 5, 2023
By Justin McLellan
Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews, News, Vatican, World News

Pope Francis’ conversation with young people was filmed in June 2022 for a documentary titled “The Pope: Answers,” released on the streaming service Disney+ April 5.

RADIO INTERVIEW: ‘On a Wing and a Prayer’

April 3, 2023
By Catholic Review Staff
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, Movie & Television Reviews, News, Radio Interview

Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talked with Roma Downey, producer, and Doug White, the real-life inspiration for the film, ‘On a Wing and a Prayer,’ about how faith is woven into this tragic – but uplifting – tale.

Movie Review: ‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’

March 31, 2023
By Kurt Jensen
OSV News
Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews

A voyage through the forbidding landscape known to insiders as the Underdark is as jolly as a skip down the Yellow Brick Road in “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” (Paramount).

Movie Review: With ‘The Journey’ Bocelli gives us a Holy Week treat

March 30, 2023
By Andrew Petiprin
OSV News
Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Movie & Television Reviews

For established fans of Andrea Bocelli and the artists with whom he travels and performs, the film will be a welcome treat for Holy Week.

Movie Review: ‘John Wick: Chapter 4, a festival of fatality’

March 23, 2023
By John Mulderig
OSV News
Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews

Stylish savagery is the order of the day as Keanu Reeves reprises his role as the hitman of the title. Wick’s ongoing struggle to break free of the High Table, the ultra-powerful behind-the-scenes criminal empire that once claimed his allegiance, becomes the cue for innumerable doomed extras to bite the dust.

Movie Review: ‘In Viaggio: The Travels of Pope Francis’

March 22, 2023
By John Mulderig
OSV News
Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews

Despite its depiction of some of the world’s most pressing problems, filmmaker Gianfranco Rosi’s polished retrospective maintains a tranquil tone as it looks back over the 37 journeys to 53 different countries undertaken by the pontiff during the first nine years of his pontificate.

Movie Review: ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’

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

This sequel to the 2019 origin story for the titular DC Comics character serves up action, special effects and some humorous dialogue, it fails to make much of a lasting impression.

Movie Review: ’65’

March 16, 2023
By John Mulderig
OSV News
Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews

Feeling nostalgic for the Mesozoic Era? You won’t be after seeing the sci-fi adventure “65.”

TV Review: ‘History of the World: Part II’

March 15, 2023
By John Mulderig
OSV News
Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews

Fans of comic auteur Mel Brooks may be anxious to view the Hulu streaming series “History of the World: Part II,” the small-screen follow-up to his 1981 movie, subtitled — what else? — “Part I.”

Movie Review: ‘Scream VI’

March 10, 2023
By Kurt Jensen
OSV News
Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews

The dreary horror flick “Scream VI” is the latest entry in a franchise that now looks desperate for ways to rejigger its formula of attractive young actors getting stabbed by its trademark masked killer, Ghostface.

Movie Review: ‘Champions’

March 9, 2023
By John Mulderig
OSV News
Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, Sports

Positive basic values, including an implicit pro-life message, underlie the somewhat rough-grained surface of the sports comedy “Champions.”

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