As 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 …
Read moreIn 2008, there was an ominous early-morning knock on the door of the Shank family home in Lansing, Michigan. Cindy, mother of Autumn (6), Ava (2) and Annalis (under a …
Read more“Been there, done that” hasn’t killed the annual New Year’s resolution ritual, despite a failure rate of close to 90 percent. In fact, more people are making them today than …
Read moreJared Eamons (Lucas Hedges) is 18 and the only son of car dealer and Baptist preacher Marshall (Russell Crowe) and his wife Nancy (Nicole Kidman.) They live in Arkansas and …
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“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 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 …
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