movie & Television reviews FeatureMovie & Television ReviewsNewsRespect LifeWorld News ‘Safe Haven for Newborns’ founder honored for Catholic faith, legacy saving infants Laura DodsonSeptember 13, 20237 min read Nick Silverio had founded the Gloria M. Silverio Foundation and the nonprofit’s program, A Safe Haven for Newborns, in memory of his wife of 32 years who was killed in a car accident Dec. 7, 1999. Movie & Television Reviews Movie Review: ‘The Nun II’ Kurt JensenSeptember 7, 20233 min read If jump-scares were an Olympic competition, director Michael Chaves’ horror sequel “The Nun II” (Warner Bros.) would undoubtedly be festooned with gold medals. Black Catholic MinistryFeatureLocal NewsMovie & Television ReviewsNewsRacial Justice Archdiocese of Baltimore continues sponsorship of HBCU Week on Maryland Public Television Gerry JacksonAugust 31, 20235 min read For the second straight year, the archdiocese and MPT will support programming that celebrates the history, culture and innovations of HBCUs in the area and across the nation. HBCU Week on MPT begins Sept. 4 and airs through Sept. 10. Movie & Television Reviews Videogame Review: ‘Bramble: The Mountain King’ Adele Chapline SmithAugust 31, 20233 min read Some fairy tales have a dark side and are thus better suited to grown-ups than to kids. The narrative that unfolds in “Bramble: The Mountain King” (Merge) is one example of this. Movie & Television Reviews Movie Review: ‘The Equalizer 3’ John MulderigAugust 31, 20233 min read In their latest big-screen variation on the eponymous CBS-TV series starring Edward Woodward that ran for four seasons beginning in 1985, screenwriter Richard Wenk and director Antoine Fuqua have a few things going for them. Movie & Television Reviews Movie Review: ‘The Hill’ John MulderigAugust 30, 20232 min read The tale of Texan Rickey Hill’s against-the-odds struggle to become a major league baseball player should, potentially, make for an engaging film. Movie & Television Reviews Movie Review: ‘Strays’ John MulderigAugust 29, 20232 min read The latest such gambit vulgarly ventriloquizes dogs and results in the mangy comedy “Strays.” Movie & Television Reviews Movie Review: ‘Blue Beetle’ Kurt JensenAugust 22, 20234 min read The resilience of the indestructible loving family, in this case, a Mexican American clan, forms the heart and soul of “Blue Beetle” (Warner Bros.). FeatureMovie & Television ReviewsNewsWorld News ‘Oppenheimer’ gives Catholics opportunity to explain injustice of nuclear weapons Kimberly HeatheringtonAugust 18, 20238 min read The recently released cinema biopic “Oppenheimer” dramatizes the progressive development, assembly, testing and detonation of the world’s first atomic bomb which then led to the dropping of two such bombs over Japan in the twilight days of World War II. Movie & Television Reviews Movie Review: ‘Gran Turismo’ John MulderigAugust 12, 20233 min read Director Neill Blomkamp’s lively against-the-odds tale recounts the unlikely career of working-class Welsh lad Jann Mardenborough (Archie Madekwe). Previous 1 … 11 12 13 … 39 Next