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Movie News

Bradley Cooper as Chris Kyle in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ drama “American Sniper.”

Here’s the faith in the American Sniper you won’t see in the film

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Chris Kyle, often described as the most lethal sniper in U.S. military history, wrote in his autobiography that he prioritized his life in the following order: God, country, family.

Jack O'Connell stars in a scene from the movie "Unbroken." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 -- parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for childr en under 13.

Unbroken

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NEW YORK - Positive values permeate the inspirational fact-based drama "Unbroken" (Universal). Despite its admirable qualities, however, the film also represents something of a missed opportunity.

Alissa Jung plays Mary in the film Mary of Nazareth. It was important, the German actress said, “to show her as a real woman, as a human being.”

Actress tried to show human side of Mary

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Every step that Mary took, she took out of love, says Alissa Jung.

Christian Bale, Kevork Mailkyan, center, and Maria Valverde star in a scene from the movie "Exodus: Gods and Men." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 -- parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

Exodus: Gods and Kings

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NEW YORK - Time was when the biblical extravaganza was a Hollywood staple.

Fr. Robert Barron has just released his latest study program, Priest, Prophet, King.

A view from the Old Testament needed to understand Jesus

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Burn your self-help books and follow the Divine Word to be happy, says Fr. Robert Barron in his new six-part study program Priest, Prophet, King.

Ger Duany (right) as Sudanese refugee Jeremiah who adjusts to American life with the help of employment agency counsellor Carrie played by Reese Witherspoon

The truth behind the lie

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The film is called The Good Lie but if offers a lot of truth. 

Woody Allen

Refuting Woody Allen’s bleak world view

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I was chagrined, but not entirely surprised, when I read Woody Allen’s recent ruminations on ultimate things. To be blunt, he could not be any bleaker regarding the issue of meaning in the universe. 

Stephanie Weimar with her brother Gregor, who is on the path to taking his final vows at a German monastery. Weimar documents their journeys to accepting Gregor’s choice in My Brother’s Vows.

Understanding paths to, from the Church

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TORONTO - My Brother’s Vows gives us the story of siblings who are running — one towards the Catholic Church and the other away from it. 

When the Game Stands Tall is a sports film that will appeal even to non-sports fans. It tells the story of De La Salle High School Spartans and its coach, Bob Ladouceur, and how he helps prepare his teen players for life in the real world beyond high school.

Teaching life beyond the football field

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Genius looks like Bob “Coach Lad” Ladouceur, who led the De La Salle High School Spartans into the football history books.

Brenton Thwaites and Odeya Rush star in a scene from the movie "The Giver." Catholic News Service classification, A-II -- adults and adolescents. Motion Picture Association of America rating, PG-13 -- parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inap propriate for children under 13.

Diversity is The Giver of life, film teaches

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Depicting a society in which every aspect of daily life is state-controlled — even birth and death — The Giver takes moviegoers on a journey from childhood naiveté to the harsh realities of shattered innocence.

Discovering yourself along the Camino

Discovering yourself along the Camino

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When you walk the Camino de Santiago, what you think will be hard is easy and what you think will be easy is hard. That's the advice Annie O'Neil gives after embarking on the 805-km pilgrimage known as the Camino Francés from St. Jean Pied de Port, France, to Santiago, Spain, the most popular of the Way of St. James. 

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