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Just what is the truth about Norma McCorvey?
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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 Review: ‘I Am Patrick’
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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 Review: ‘Les Miserables’
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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 Review: ‘Gretel and Hansel’
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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 Review: ‘Jojo Rabbit’
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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 Review: ‘Underwater’
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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.
The most unexpectedly religious film of the year
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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.
Director of ‘The Star’ aimed for fresh look at Nativity
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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.
Travolta movie films scenes at St. Michael, Fells Point
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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.
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