The idea of casting Sylvester Stallone as a superhero seems natural enough. But the concept goes badly awry in the dreary, inept action thriller “Samaritan” (MGM/Amazon Prime).

A new documentary on Sister Thea Bowman shines a light on her life and work as an advocate for racial justice and intercultural understanding.

With St. Teresa of Kolkata’s death 25 years ago, there is an entire generation of young men and women who did not see much about her life and legacy, serving “the poorest of the poor.”

Despite its conformity to some misguided contemporary values, director Wanuri Kahiu’s film “Look Both Ways” has a low-key charm viewers will likely appreciate.

Amazon Prime, in collaboration with Sony Pictures Television, have decided to dust off “A League of Their Own” and give us an eponymous eight-episode streaming version.

The life, work and legacy of the principal founder of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith is celebrated in the engaging documentary “Heart of a Missionary: The Story of Pauline Jaricot.”

A quartet’s initially enjoyable excursion into the wilderness suddenly turns perilous when they run afoul of the predator from whom the movie takes its title.

The social strife that roiled Spain, both during the 19th century and in the lead-up to that nation’s tragic 1936-39 civil war, serves as the background for the biography “Slaves and Kings”.

Director Ron Howard provides an understated chronicle of heroic real-life events in the
absorbing dramatization “Thirteen Lives.” While a bit of off-color dialogue
precludes endorsement for young viewers, the value of the film’s portrait of humanity at its best makes it
acceptable for older adolescents.

It’s not often that a prequel carries a story back by centuries. Yet such is the case with the intriguing but sanguinary sci-fi action film “Prey” (20th Century/Hulu, beginning Aug. 5).