movie & Television reviews FeatureMovie & Television Reviews Movie Review: ‘Michael’ John MulderigApril 23, 20263 min read The professional legacy of famed entertainer Michael Jackson continues to glitter as brightly as the rhinestone-covered glove he was fond of sporting on stage. Yet the details of his controversial personal life remain as murkily mysterious as they were at the moment of his untimely death at age 50 in 2009. Movie & Television Reviews Movie Review: ‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’ John MulderigApril 22, 20263 min read Along with vampires, werewolves and zombies, undead ancient Egyptians have long been a staple of the horror genre. While “Lee Cronin’s The Mummy” (Warner Bros.) presents viewers with a reasonably interesting variant on this motif, the titular writer-director seems more interested in grossing moviegoers out than intriguing them. FeatureMovie & Television Reviews Movie Review: ‘The Drama’ John MulderigApril 18, 20263 min read Many potential brides and grooms-to-be have experienced cold feet in the lead-up to their nuptials. But few can have had their trotters quite so thoroughly chilled as the previously devoted fiance at the center of writer-director Kristoffer Borgli’s provocative psychological study “The Drama” (A24). Movie & Television Reviews Movie Review: ‘Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man’ John MulderigApril 17, 20263 min read Beginning in 2013, a fact-based British drama series about a gang that wielded power in the Midlands city of Birmingham in the late 19th and early 20th centuries proved immensely popular with TV audiences. Having made a name for itself on the BBC, the show went on to become a hit on Netflix as well. FeatureMovie & Television Reviews Movie Review: ‘You, Me & Tuscany’ John MulderigApril 12, 20264 min read For the price of a movie ticket, viewers can enjoy a brief sojourn in the Italian countryside thanks to director Kat Coiro’s romantic comedy “You, Me & Tuscany” (Universal). FeatureMovie & Television Reviews Movie Review: ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ John MulderigApril 3, 20263 min read If Mario, the cartoon Italian American plumber who first figured in Nintendo’s “Donkey Kong” series of video games, were a normally aging human being, he would now be 45 years older than he was at his debut. Marian DevotionMovie & Television ReviewsSaints Martin Scorsese presents Mary’s story in Easter special of ‘The Saints’ Katie YoderApril 2, 20266 min read Ahead of Easter, Martin Scorsese’s docudrama series about the saints is featuring the queen of all saints: Mary, the mother of Jesus. Movie & Television Reviews Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon John MulderigApril 1, 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: ‘Ready or Not 2: Here I Come’ John MulderigMarch 31, 20262 min read The slaughter continues in “Ready or Not 2: Here I Come” (Searchlight), returning directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett’s follow-up to their supposedly humorous 2019 horror fantasy. The second round of their gruesome competition, it turns out, is just as morally gamey as the first. Movie & Television ReviewsSports Baseball: Beyond Belief Kurt JensenMarch 31, 20264 min read Written and directed by John Scheinfeld, the movie is based on the book “Baseball as a Road to God: Seeing Beyond the Game” primarily authored by John Sexton. A Catholic and former president of New York University, Sexton teaches a class there based on the concepts explored in the film. Previous 1 … 1 2 3 … 74 Next