Movie Review: ‘Caught Stealing’ August 29, 2025By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Practically everyone is quirky and philosophical, and nearly everyone dies violently in the rapid-fire thriller “Caught Stealing” (Sony).
Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon August 27, 2025By 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: ‘Ne Zha II’ August 25, 2025By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Both the strengths and the problematic aspects of the animated adventure “Ne Zha II” (A24) are revealed by a look at two of its main characters: the figure of the title (voice of Crystal Lee) and his enemy by destiny but best friend by choice, Ao Bing (voice of Aleks Le).
Movie Review: ‘Honey Don’t!’ August 25, 2025By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Moral squalor is the order of the day in the dark comedy “Honey Don’t!”. While clearly intended as an homage to film noir by director and co-writer (with Tricia Cooke) Ethan Coen, the rancid proceedings also borrow all too heavily from the sleazy world of 1960s and 1970s grindhouse fare.
Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon August 20, 2025By 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: ‘Weapons’ August 19, 2025By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Taken as a whole, the horror film “Weapons” (Warner Bros.) tends to be subtle in its approach to intriguing and unsettling viewers.
‘Christianity is about being present in suffering,’ director of new film about St. Kolbe says August 15, 2025By Katarzyna Szalajko OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, Saints “Triumph of the Heart,” which premiered Aug. 13 in Poland, is set to arrive in theaters on Sept. 12 in the United States.
Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon August 13, 2025By 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: ‘Freakier Friday’ August 11, 2025By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews More than two decades later, the duo reprise their roles while screenwriter Jordan Weiss raises the stakes with further complications in “Freakier Friday” (Disney). While not a knee-slapper, the sequel is at least mostly wholesome.
Movie Review: ‘The Naked Gun’ August 8, 2025By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews For most of its running time, the intermittently amusing comedy “The Naked Gun” (Paramount), a sendup of the hardboiled cop genre, qualifies as a fun spoof that’s appropriate for most grown-ups. Yet its one sequence of utterly tasteless sexual sight gags will leave discerning viewers anything but entertained.
Review: ‘Art Detectives,’ streaming, Acorn TV August 6, 2025By Garan Santicola OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews All six roughly 45 minute-long episodes of the series “Art Detectives” are currently streaming on Acorn TV. The British production combines the cozy variety of mystery solving that forms a staple of UK television with easily accessible sophistication.
Movie Review: ‘The Bad Guys 2’ August 4, 2025By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Now joined by co-director J.P. Sans, Perifel has crafted an equally enjoyable follow-up, “The Bad Guys 2” (Universal). While this second installment continues the ensemble’s conversion story, the script — on which the first movie’s writer, Etan Cohen, collaborated with Yoni Brenner — also includes enough potty-centric material to annoy at least some parents.
