movie & Television reviews Movie & Television Reviews Movie Review: ‘A Man Called Otto’ John MulderigJanuary 12, 20233 min read While the drama-and-comedy blend “A Man Called Otto” (Sony) proves generally goodhearted, it also turns out to be formulaic. Movie & Television Reviews Movie Review: ‘Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody’ John MulderigJanuary 11, 20233 min read Director Kasi Lemmons’ profile charts singer Whitney Houston’s meteoric rise as well as the gradual descent into dependence that culminated in her untimely 2012 death at age 48. FeatureMovie & Television ReviewsNewsVaticanWorld News Vatican prosecutor opens investigation into Orlandi disappearance Carol GlatzJanuary 10, 20233 min read The disappearance 40 years ago of Emanuela Orlandi has haunted her family, fueled conspiracy theories and provided grist for a recent Netflix series. Movie & Television Reviews Movie Review: ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’ John MulderigDecember 30, 20223 min read The good news is that, overall, “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” proves a worthy successor to its sparkling precursor, “Knives Out.” Movie & Television Reviews Movie Review: ‘Babylon’ John MulderigDecember 22, 20222 min read “Babylon” (Paramount), writer-director Damien Chazelle’s sprawling recreation of Hollywood shortly before and after the advent of talkies, is a film of undeniable artistic intent. Yet its considerable aesthetic strong points are overshadowed by both overt content and an underlying tone that viewers of faith will feel compelled to reject. Movie & Television Reviews Movie Review: ‘Puss in Boots: The Last Wish’ John MulderigDecember 19, 20223 min read Frenetic action sequences are interspersed with a series of gentle moral lessons in the entertaining animated adventure “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” (Universal). FeatureMovie & Television Reviews Movie Review: ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ John MulderigDecember 15, 20224 min read The “Way of the Water” script returns viewers to the fictional moon Pandora and continues the story of the kickoff’s two principal characters, the avatar of Earth-born ex-Marine Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) and his Pandoran warrior wife, Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña). Movie & Television Reviews Television Review: ‘Wednesday’ John MulderigDecember 12, 20224 min read Tim Burton steps forward as director of “Wednesday,” a spin-off named for, and focused on, the comically macabre Addams family’s daughter. All eight episodes of the series, which stars Jenna Ortega in the title role, are streaming on Netflix. EnvironmentMovie & Television ReviewsVatican Pope enlists a willing warrior to spread the message of ‘Laudato Si’ Mark PattisonDecember 11, 20224 min read Nicolas Brown directed “The Letter: A Message for Our Earth,” a documentary on the pope’s 2015 encyclical “Laudato Si’, on Care for Our Common Home.” Movie & Television Reviews Movie Review: ‘Violent Night’ John MulderigDecember 9, 20223 min read The upshot of “Violent NIght” is a strange blend of bloody mayhem and rank sentimentality that goes down like a gulp of sour eggnog. Previous 1 … 28 29 30 … 46 Next