movie & Television reviews Arts & CultureMovie & Television ReviewsNewsWorld News Why ‘Conclave’ is captivating audiences as the season’s big Indie hit Kimberly HeatheringtonDecember 2, 20246 min read Expected to top $30 million in ticket sales by the time it transitions from movie theaters to streaming services, secular reviews are exuberant and Academy Award buzz abounds for Conclave. Movie & Television Reviews Movie Review: ‘Moana 2’ John MulderigNovember 29, 20243 min read The high-spirited Oceanaian princess who gave her name to a 2016 animated feature returns for further adventures in “Moana 2” (Disney). Movie & Television ReviewsNewsWorld News ‘The Chosen’ Season 5 coming Lent 2025; Last Supper scene grounded in Roumie’s Eucharistic devotion Lauretta BrownNovember 27, 20244 min read Beginning March 27, the fifth season of the hit series “The Chosen,” which focuses on the life of Jesus and his closest disciples, will hit theaters in the weeks leading up to Easter, which is April 20. The latest installment, “The Chosen: Last Supper” portrays the events of Holy Week. Movie & Television Reviews Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon John MulderigNovember 27, 20247 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: ‘Gladiator II’ John MulderigNovember 25, 20243 min read Nearly a quarter-century after its predecessor premiered, “Gladiator II” (Paramount) takes moviegoers back into the ancient arena. The result is a spectacular but sterile historical epic whose unsparing depiction of life-or-death combat greatly circumscribes its appropriate audience. Movie & Television Reviews Movie Review: ‘Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin.’ Kurt JensenNovember 22, 20244 min read In crafting the biopic “Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin.” (Angel), writer-director Todd Komarnicki can be credited with being scrupulous about historical truth. Yet, despite the film’s provocative full title — which suggests that he had a lot of interesting material to mine from his subject’s life — there’s a ponderous tone to his profile. Movie & Television Reviews Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon John MulderigNovember 20, 20247 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: ‘Here’ John MulderigNovember 20, 20243 min read Lady of letters Gertrude Stein once famously observed of Oakland, Calif., the city in which she was raised, “There is no there there.” As it turns out, there’s not much there to the drama “Here” (TriStar), either. Movie & Television Reviews Movie Review: ‘Wicked’ John MulderigNovember 19, 20244 min read Considered purely from an artistic viewpoint, the lavish musical “Wicked” (Universal) represents a confluence of the best both Broadway and Hollywood have to offer. On a moral level, however, the film’s content, while largely free of overtly problematic material, nonetheless demands careful assessment. Arts & CultureMovie & Television ReviewsSaints Martin Scorsese’s new saints docuseries opens with Joan of Arc Katie YoderNovember 18, 20244 min read Award-winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese is debuting his latest work on Fox Nation: A new docudrama exploring the lives of the saints. Previous 1 … 1 2 3 … 51 Next