movie & Television reviews Movie & Television Reviews Movie Review: ‘Goat’ John MulderigFebruary 27, 20263 min read “Goat” (Sony) is an animated underdog sports comedy populated by anthropomorphized animals. While mostly inoffensive, and thus suitable for a wide audience — including teens and older kids — the film is also easily forgotten. Movie & Television Reviews Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon John MulderigFebruary 25, 20267 min read 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 & Television ReviewsWar in Ukraine Russia’s war on Ukraine means ‘No Priests Left,’ documentary shows Gina ChristianFebruary 24, 20266 min read The documentary initiative has resulted in several works examining Russia’s persecution of faith communities in occupied regions of Ukraine. Movie & Television Reviews Movie Review: ‘Midwinter Break’ John MulderigFebruary 23, 20263 min read The validity of faith is a major theme in the sensitive marital drama “Midwinter Break” (Focus). As adapted from co-writer Bernard MacLaverty’s 2017 novel by director Polly Findlay, the film is an exploration of how contrasting personalities and outlooks can serve either as a source of nuptial balance or of corrosive discord. Movie & Television Reviews A look at the Academy Awards Best Picture Nominees John MulderigFebruary 20, 202612 min read This year’s Academy Award nominations were announced on Jan. 22. Following, in alphabetical order, are capsule reviews of the 10 films contending for Best Picture. The Oscars ceremony will take place in Los Angeles on Sunday, March 15. Movie & Television Reviews Movie Review: ‘The Strangers – Chapter 3’ John MulderigFebruary 18, 20262 min read “I need a Xanax!” declares a victim-in-waiting in the bloodsoaked slasher flick “The Strangers – Chapter 3” (Lionsgate). Moviegoers unwise enough to patronize the film may end up echoing that sentiment. Movie & Television Reviews Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon John MulderigFebruary 18, 20267 min read 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 & Television Reviews Movie Review: ‘Wuthering Heights’ Joseph McAleerFebruary 17, 20263 min read “Barbie” meets “Bridgerton” in “‘Wuthering Heights,'” the latest screen version of the beloved 1847 novel by Emily Bronte. Movie & Television Reviews Movie Review: ‘Crime 101’ Kurt JensenFebruary 13, 20263 min read All three of the main characters in “Crime 101” (Amazon MGM), the film adaptation of Don Winslow’s 2020 novella, are dealing with lives and careers that have slammed into a wall. Movie & Television Reviews Movie Review: ‘Shelter’ Kurt JensenFebruary 11, 20262 min read It takes nearly an hour of gunfire, car chases and flying fists for the plot of “Shelter” (Black Bear) to emerge. That it’s another of Jason Statham’s pictures in which he plays a brooding loner who eventually avenges old wrongs. Yet the film almost sneers at viewers for expecting exactly what they get. Previous 1 … 1 2 3 … 71 Next