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Movie Review: ‘American Underdog’
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Movie Review: ‘American Underdog’

Kurt JensenDecember 23, 20213 min read
Cheerful as a dance floor boot scoot and livelier than a touchdown drive, the sports-themed, faith-tinged biopic “American Underdog” (Lionsgate) goes light on matters of religion, focusing instead on the steep challenge of building a career in the NFL.
Movie Review: ‘Sing 2’
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Movie Review: ‘Sing 2’

Sister Hosea RupprechtDecember 22, 20213 min read
“Sing 2” (Universal), writer-director Garth Jennings’ follow-up to his 2016 animated musical comedy, finds that film’s ensemble of animal entertainers aiming for the big time.
Knights of Columbus inspire devotion to St. Joseph with new film
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Knights of Columbus inspire devotion to St. Joseph with new film

George P. Matysek Jr.December 22, 20213 min read
If St. Joseph had played football, Matt Birk is convinced he would have been an offensive lineman. Birk, himself a former center for the Baltimore Ravens, said the saint is all about protecting Mary and Jesus.
Movie Review: ‘The Matrix Resurrections’
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Movie Review: ‘The Matrix Resurrections’

John MulderigDecember 21, 20213 min read
You wouldn’t care to spend the rest of your life floating unconscious in a pod full of goo, would you? Well, neither would Keanu Reeves, and so we get “The Matrix Resurrections” (Warner Bros.), the fourth film in the blockbuster sci-fi series that first hit screens way back in 1999.
RADIO INTERVIEW: Why We Need Christmas Movies
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RADIO INTERVIEW: Why We Need Christmas Movies

Catholic Review StaffDecember 20, 20211 min read
John Mulderig, assistant director for media reviews and visual media for Catholic News Service, gives us his insights and recommendations for best Christmas movies that help inspire us to faith and virtue. He shares the lessons we learn from them that can be shared with our families.
Movie Review: ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’
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Movie Review: ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’

John MulderigDecember 16, 20213 min read
Action, humor and drama are skillfully combined in “Spider-Man: No Way Home” (Columbia), the lavish final installment of a trilogy of films starring Tom Holland as the Marvel Comics superhero.
Movie Review: ‘Being the Ricardos’
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Movie Review: ‘Being the Ricardos’

Kurt JensenDecember 9, 20214 min read
The set of “I Love Lucy” was a toxic workplace. At least, that’s how it’s portrayed in writer-director Aaron Sorkin’s biographical drama “Being the Ricardos” (Amazon).
Movie Review: ‘Nightmare Alley’
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Movie Review: ‘Nightmare Alley’

John MulderigDecember 7, 20213 min read
The title “Nightmare Alley” (Searchlight) at least gives moviegoers fair warning of what awaits them in director and co-writer Guillermo del Toro’s noir-inspired screen version of William Lindsay Gresham’s 1946 novel, scripted with Kim Morgan.
Movie Review: ‘West Side Story’
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Movie Review: ‘West Side Story’

John MulderigDecember 3, 20214 min read
What do you get when you combine composer Leonard Bernstein, lyricist Stephen Sondheim, playwright Arthur Laurents and choreographer Jerome Robbins, then throw director Steven Spielberg and screenwriter Tony Kushner into the mix?
Movie Review: ‘Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City’
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Movie Review: ‘Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City’

John MulderigNovember 30, 20212 min read
In 2002, director Paul W. S. Anderson presided over the first big-screen adaptation of the zombie-themed videogame series “Resident Evil.”
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