MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Rescued By Ruby’ March 24, 2022By Chris Byrd Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews An ambitious lawman and a dog in danger become partners in the winsome fact-based drama “Rescued by Ruby.”
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘The Adam Project’ March 16, 2022By John Mulderig Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews There are, in fact, two Adams in this time-travel themed tale. Adult Adam (Ryan Reynolds) hails from the year 2050. Arriving in the present, he teams with his 12-year-old self (Walker Scobell) to nip a future problem for humanity in the bud.
TV REVIEW: ‘Lucy and Desi’ March 9, 2022By John Mulderig Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews In the wake of writer-director Aaron Sorkin’s dramatization “Being the Ricardos,” comes a far different portrait of early television’s most iconic real-life couple, the warm and insightful documentary “Lucy and Desi.”
Movie review: ‘The Batman’ March 7, 2022By John Mulderig Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews Viewers will find themselves thoroughly absorbed by “The Batman” (Warner Bros.). Director and co-writer Matt Reeves’ reboot of the DC Comics-based franchise is a darkly powerful affair, and its script — penned with Peter Craig — plays with the interesting question whether the iconic crimefighter of the title is, in fact, a hero.
Movie Review: ‘Dog’ March 2, 2022By John Mulderig Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews Channing Tatum and Reid Carolin have co-directed a fictional riff on dogs in war, and the result is the quirky, good-natured — but not family-friendly — road movie “Dog” (MGM).
Movie Review: ‘Uncharted’ February 23, 2022By John Mulderig Catholic News Service Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews A thin stringing together of stunts, “Uncharted” (Columbia) is a tiresome treasure hunt tale, adapted from a series of video games by director Ruben Fleischer.
Movie Review: ‘Marry Me’ February 16, 2022By John Mulderig Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews For most of its running time, the romantic comedy “Marry Me” (Universal) registers as an amiable, if unlikely, fantasy whose script, penned by John Rogers and Tami Sagher, shows some inclination toward traditional values.
Movie Review: ‘Moonfall’ February 4, 2022By John Mulderig Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews One way to grab moviegoers’ attention is to threaten those on screen with doomsday. It’s a tactic director Roland Emmerich has resorted to repeatedly and to which he returns with “Moonfall,” a sullen science-fiction fantasy.
TV Review: ‘Riveted: The History of Jeans’ February 2, 2022By Chris Byrd Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews The filmmakers behind the illuminating documentary “Riveted: The History of Jeans” want viewers to avoid taking that celebrated form of apparel for granted.
Movie Review: ‘Munich: The Edge of War’ January 27, 2022By John Mulderig Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews Jeremy Irons as British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain dominates the historical drama “Munich: The Edge of War” (Netflix).
A look at the Top 10 best movies overall and best family films of 2021 January 21, 2022By John Mulderig Catholic News Service Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, Movie & Television Reviews Reviews of the Top 10 movies overall and seven of the best family films of 2021 as selected by the Media Review Office of Catholic News Service.
Movie Review: ‘Hotel Transylvania: Transformania’ January 20, 2022By John Mulderig Catholic News Service Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews “Hotel Transylvania: Transformania” — the fourth installment in the animated franchise, primarily populated by iconic figures from classic horror films, that kicked off in 2012 — conceals no threatening fangs. In fact, it suffers from the opposite problem; it lacks bite.
