movie & Television reviews Movie & Television ReviewsWorld News Movie Review: ‘The Outpost’ Kurt JensenJuly 7, 20203 min read With a commendable sensitivity to both the inanities and the unrelenting raw horror of combat — and careful attention to the emotional lives and steadfast valor of soldiers — “The Outpost” (Screen Media) seems likely to become an instant classic of the war-film genre. Movie & Television ReviewsWorld News Just what is the truth about Norma McCorvey? John MulderigMay 27, 20204 min read While McCorvey’s real outlook and motivation remain elusive, two things can be said with certainty: first, that she was a complicated person and second, that everyone interviewed for filmmaker Nick Sweeney’s profile of McCorvey has an agenda of his or her own. Movie & Television ReviewsNewsWorld News Movie Review: ‘I Am Patrick’ Sister Hosea RupprechtMarch 11, 20205 min read The reasons the church continues to honor the Apostle of Ireland more than 1,500 years after his death shine forth in the film “I Am Patrick” (CBN), a docudrama screening in theaters for two nights only, March 17 — St. Patrick’s Day — and March 18. Movie & Television ReviewsNewsWorld News Movie Review: ‘Les Miserables’ Kurt JensenFebruary 13, 20203 min read “Les Miserables” (Amazon) has no connection to Victor Hugo’s classic novel of the same name other than its setting — the rundown Paris suburb of Montfermeil, where the poor still struggle and continue to distrust authority figures. Movie & Television ReviewsNewsWorld News Movie Review: ‘Gretel and Hansel’ Kurt JensenFebruary 6, 20203 min read The film covers the familiar outlines of the old story, with two children negotiating a dark and very foggy forest as they escape a famine-scarred home life in search of food and security. Movie & Television ReviewsNewsWorld News Movie Review: ‘Jojo Rabbit’ Kurt JensenJanuary 23, 20204 min read As with many satires, the makers of “Jojo Rabbit” (Fox Searchlight) don’t care much whether an audience likes their film — or understands all of it. Movie & Television ReviewsNewsWorld News Movie Review: ‘Underwater’ John MulderigJanuary 9, 20203 min read Like the ocean depths in which it’s set, director William Eubank’s monster movie “Underwater” (Fox) is dim and murky. BlogMovie & Television ReviewsWord on Fire The most unexpectedly religious film of the year Bishop Robert BarronApril 26, 20185 min read I am going to maintain that A Quiet Place is the most unexpectedly religious film of 2018. Behind the HeadlinesBlogCommentaryMovie & Television Reviews Director of ‘The Star’ aimed for fresh look at Nativity Christopher GuntyNovember 9, 20174 min read Presenting the story of the Nativity from the perspective of the animals allowed the producers and director to see the well-known narrative from fresh eyes. In an interview for the “Catholic Baltimore” radio show, director Timothy Reckart discusses the goals of those who produced the movie, which opens Nov. 17. Arts & CultureLocal NewsMovie & Television ReviewsNews Travolta movie films scenes at St. Michael, Fells Point George P. Matysek Jr.May 14, 20034 min read Disney film crews were on site at St. Michael from April 27 to May 2 filming the baptism and funeral scenes and a Christmas Midnight Mass scene. Previous 1 … 46 47 … 47