movie & Television reviews Movie & Television Reviews Movie Review: ‘Migration’ John MulderigDecember 27, 20232 min read An endearing piece of entertainment awaits audiences in the animated adventure “Migration” (Universal). Movie & Television Reviews Movie Review: ‘The Color Purple’ Kurt JensenDecember 27, 20233 min read In the musical drama “The Color Purple” (Warner Bros.), author Alice Walker’s account of one woman’s survival skills and self-esteem in the face of grinding poverty and cruel patriarchal oppression finds its perfected ritual form. Movie & Television Reviews Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon John MulderigDecember 26, 20236 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: ‘Anyone But You’ John MulderigDecember 22, 20232 min read Although the script, penned by director Will Gluck and Ilana Wolpert, draws on Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing,” the mores on display are all-too-modern. Movie & Television Reviews Movie Review: ‘The Boys in the Boat’ John MulderigDecember 21, 20232 min read This rousing sports drama promotes positive values and showcases a sweetly innocent romance. Movie & Television Reviews Priest’s film ‘Trinity’s Triumph’ lifts stained-glass curtain on the priesthood Jaimie Julia WintersDecember 20, 20237 min read An independent film called “Trinity’s Triumph,” written and produced by a Newark archdiocesan priest, brings Catholic priests into the everyday landscape, peeling back the stained-glass curtain on the priesthood. Movie & Television Reviews Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon John MulderigDecember 18, 20238 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: ‘Wonka’ John MulderigDecember 15, 20234 min read What surrounds Chalamet’s youthful, goodhearted aspiring chocolatier is a generally charming musical fantasy marred by an ill-considered Catholic-themed subplot. Movie & Television Reviews Movie Review: ‘May December’ John MulderigDecember 14, 20233 min read Can lasting happiness be built on a foundation of reckless immorality? That’s the essential question posed by the intense drama “May December” (Netflix). Movie & Television Reviews Movie Review: ‘Freud’s Last Session’ John MulderigDecember 13, 20233 min read Overall, this is unusually intelligent fare, though some may find it a bit talky and – an interlude set in the trenches of World War I aside – somewhat stagebound. Previous 1 … 17 18 19 … 50 Next