The documentary “Leaving Neverland” — produced and directed by Dan Reed — is a slowly spun, gently told tragedy that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January.
While the filmmaker …
Leave No Trace — This very gentle film was co-written with Anne Rosellini and directed by Debra Granik who gave us “Winter’s Bone.” “Leave No Trace” is almost perfect. It draws …
Read moreJust when the Academy for Motion Picture Arts and Sciences decides that it’s not interesting enough for television audiences to see the Oscars for cinematography and editing comes one of …
Read moreTucked around a quiet corner of a small courtyard at the intersection of three buildings at Loyola Marymount University, a large banner with the image of an altar boy’s black-and-white …
Read moreScience-fiction cyborgs, or “cybernetic organisms” have been around in print and film for a long time. My personal favorite is the Terminator in futuristic filmmaker James Cameron’s 1991 film “Terminator …
Read more“It is better that scandals arise than the truth be suppressed.”
—Pope St. Gregory the Great
The news that Cardinal Theodore McCarrick had been credibly accused of sexual assault by former seminarians …
Read moreThe 1987 film “Harry and the Hendersons” brought the legend of Bigfoot (aka the Abdominal Snowman, Sasquatch or Yeti) to the screen, and it remains one of the funniest and best family …
Read more2018 is proving to be a bountiful year for worthy films for theatergoers. It is always a challenge to keep up with reviewing new releases, but here are some reviews of films …
Read moreAs I begin this review, let me say that there are two Catholic theological aspects of this film that are accurate: one is that the devil exists, and the other …
Read more“The Eugenics Crusade,” a two-hour documentary written and directed by Michelle Ferrari, tells the largely unknown story of America’s quest to breed healthy babies — the impulse to perfect humanity …
Read moreIn the new film “The Hate U Give,” 16-year-old Starr Carter (Amandla Stenberg), her older half-brother, Seven (Lamar Johnson), and their little brother, Sekani (T.J. Wright), attend a predominantly white …
Read moreOn Feb. 8, 2010, Philadelphia police, the FBI and the DEA descended on the Women’s Medical Society in West Philadelphia with search warrants due to suspected illegal drug prescriptions issued …
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