Movie News
I paused the PVR and looked at my husband: “Did you notice what a big deal they were making about a first kiss?”
'mother!' adds new twist on God and Bible
By Bishop Robert BarronInspiring lesson in film of church revival
By Jean Ko Din, The Catholic RegisterIt was an impossible task.
New film recalls faith, sacrifice of Maryknoll chaplain killed in Vietnam
By Beth Griffin, Catholic News ServiceMARYKNOLL, N.Y. – Fifty years after he put himself between a wounded Marine and fatal enemy gunfire, the story of Maryknoll Father Vincent R. Capodanno's faith and sacrifice is being retold in a new movie.
Review: The Emoji Movie
By Catholic News ServiceNEW YORK – Tech savvy viewers will especially enjoy the wacky proceedings of "The Emoji Movie" (Columbia). But patrons of all stripes will appreciate the film's themes of loyal friendship and faithful romance.
Review: Dunkirk
By John Mulderig, Catholic News ServiceNEW YORK – "Wars are not won by evacuations," British Prime Minister Winston Churchill famously observed. As writer-director Christopher Nolan's compelling historical drama Dunkirk (Warner Bros.) demonstrates, however, fine films can be made about them.
Review: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
By John Mulderig, Catholic News ServiceNEW YORK – Despite its ponderous title, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (STX) turns out to be a flashy but lightweight sci-fi adventure likely to divert those grown viewers content to munch their popcorn and enjoy a break from the heat of summer.
Review: Atomic Blonde
By John Mulderig, Catholic News ServiceNEW YORK – Aspiring to be edgy and stylish, the espionage thriller "Atomic Blonde" (Focus), matches sometimes sadistic brawling with exploitative scenes of aberrant sex. The result is not only degraded but tedious as well.
Review: The Exception
By Kurt Jensen, Catholic News ServiceNEW YORK – Historical kitsch applied to World War II espionage doesn't get more gloriously over the top than in "The Exception" (A24).
Review: War for the Planet of the Apes
By Joseph McAleer, Catholic News ServiceNEW YORK – Monkey business turns deadly serious in "War for the Planet of the Apes" (Fox), the climactic installment of the rebooted film franchise based on the work of French science-fiction author Pierre Boulle (1912-1994).
Review: Spider-Man: Homecoming
By John Mulderig, Catholic News ServiceNEW YORK – There's much to like about the vibrant comic-book adaptation Spider-Man: Homecoming (Columbia). Besides an unslacking pace and a clever central plot twist, there's the fact that the mayhem on display is kept virtually bloodless.