Movie Review: ‘Les Miserables’ February 13, 2020By Kurt Jensen Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News “Les Miserables” (Amazon) has no connection to Victor Hugo’s classic novel of the same name other than its setting — the rundown Paris suburb of Montfermeil, where the poor still struggle and continue to distrust authority figures.
Movie Review: ‘Gretel and Hansel’ February 6, 2020By Kurt Jensen Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News The film covers the familiar outlines of the old story, with two children negotiating a dark and very foggy forest as they escape a famine-scarred home life in search of food and security.
Movie Review: ‘Jojo Rabbit’ January 23, 2020By Kurt Jensen Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News As with many satires, the makers of “Jojo Rabbit” (Fox Searchlight) don’t care much whether an audience likes their film — or understands all of it.
Movie Review: ‘Underwater’ January 9, 2020By John Mulderig Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, News, World News Like the ocean depths in which it’s set, director William Eubank’s monster movie “Underwater” (Fox) is dim and murky.
The most unexpectedly religious film of the year April 26, 2018By Bishop Robert Barron Filed Under: Blog, Movie & Television Reviews, Word on Fire I am going to maintain that A Quiet Place is the most unexpectedly religious film of 2018.
Director of ‘The Star’ aimed for fresh look at Nativity November 9, 2017By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: Behind the Headlines, Blog, Commentary, Movie & Television Reviews Presenting the story of the Nativity from the perspective of the animals allowed the producers and director to see the well-known narrative from fresh eyes. In an interview for the “Catholic Baltimore” radio show, director Timothy Reckart discusses the goals of those who produced the movie, which opens Nov. 17.
Travolta movie films scenes at St. Michael, Fells Point May 14, 2003By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Local News, Movie & Television Reviews, News Disney film crews were on site at St. Michael from April 27 to May 2 filming the baptism and funeral scenes and a Christmas Midnight Mass scene.
