Movie Review: ‘Saltburn’ January 17, 2024By John Mulderig Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews In his classic 1945 novel “Brideshead Revisited,” Catholic author Evelyn Waugh charted the intense, quasi-romantic and possibly sexual bond between two male students at Oxford University. The premise of Waugh’s work is echoed in the black comedy “Saltburn.”
Movie Review: ‘Mean Girls’ January 15, 2024By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Tina Fey infuses her script — ultimately derived from Rosalind Wiseman’s 2002 nonfiction book “Queen Bees and Wannabes” — with some sharply observed humor.
Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon January 15, 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: ‘Maestro’ January 10, 2024By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews The tangled personal life of composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) provides the subject matter for the fact-based drama “Maestro” (Netflix).
Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon January 8, 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.
Rob Schneider opens up about his Catholic conversion and the life of faith January 6, 2024By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News In 2023, actor and comedian Rob Schneider celebrated his first Christmas as a Catholic.
Movie Review: ‘Night Swim’ January 6, 2024By John Mulderig Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Long ago, when the world was young, B-52s frontman Fred Schneider warned his listeners to stay away from “a pool fraught with danger.” The virtually bloodless but uneven horror yarn “Night Swim” (Universal) – which is possibly acceptable for older teens as well as grown-ups – offers a similar caution.
‘Padre Pio’ actor Shia LaBeouf fully enters the Catholic Church New Year’s Eve January 4, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News Shia LaBeouf, a Hollywood veteran and star of director Abel Ferrara’s film “Padre Pio,” received the sacrament of confirmation, completing his initiation into the Catholic faith, during the New Year holiday weekend, according to announcements posted Jan. 2 to Facebook and Instagram by the Capuchin Franciscans’ Western American Province.
A selection of movies to watch by the fireside January 2, 2024By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Nostalgic evocations of a simpler era or intimate love stories may qualify as the kind of comforting fare that will help to make a dreary January afternoon go by in a more enjoyable way.
Movie Review: ‘The Iron Claw’ December 29, 2023By Joseph McAleer OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews A cautionary tale unfolds in “The Iron Claw,” (A24) based on the true story of the rise and fall of an all-American wrestling family.
Movie Review: ‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’ December 27, 2023By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews A menagerie of special effects aimlessly searching for a coherent plot is the most concise way to sum up “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” (Warner Bros.), the sequel to 2018’s immensely successful “Aquaman.”
Movie Review: ‘Migration’ December 27, 2023By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews An endearing piece of entertainment awaits audiences in the animated adventure “Migration” (Universal).
