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February 2024

February 08, 2024

‘Gospel’ on PBS: The Power of Preaching in Words and Music

'Gospel,' a two-night, four-hour PBS miniseries launching Feb. 12 (with a concert on Feb. 9),...

February 04, 2024

‘The Chosen’ Exec Katherine Warnock on That & Roma Downey

Last Friday, I caught up with Katherine Warnock, Vice President, Original Content, at the hit...

February 03, 2024

‘Masters of the Air’: 3rd Time’s a Charm for WWII Air Drama

I have no complaints about Apple TV+'s 'Masters of the Air,' the follow-up to executive...

January 2024

January 26, 2024

Dear NFL Pundits, Taylor Swift Is Just Fine for Football

To those complaining that the Taylor Swift/Travis Kelce romance is bad for the NFL --...

January 20, 2024

‘The Mission’: Doc About a Missionary Offers No Easy Answers

'The Mission,' streaming on Hulu and Disney+, documents the life and death of Christian missionary John...

January 13, 2024

‘Jonathan & Jesus’: Jonathan Roumie Talks His New Docuseries

'Jonathan & Jesus,' now on Amazon Prime Video, follows actor Jonathan Roumie, who plays Jesus...

January 01, 2024

Damar Hamlin: Keeping the Faith in Life, One Year Later

It's at moments of greatest danger, of the most stark reminders of human mortality, that...

December 2023

December 23, 2023

God Came to ‘The Gilded Age’

Season two of HBO's 'The Gilded Age' launched on Easter Sunday, 1883, setting the stage...

December 18, 2023

George Clooney’s ‘Boys in the Boat’: Made Like They Used To

Directed by George Clooney, 'The Boys in the Boat' is a solid, classic underdog sports...

December 08, 2023

Lea Salonga and Sir David Suchet Celebrate Christmas With the Tabernacle Choir

This year, we're getting a supersized version of the annual 'Christmas With the Tabernacle Choir'...

December 04, 2023

‘The Prince of Egypt: The Musical’: Stephen Schwartz on Going From Film to Stage

A hit as an animated film in 1998, 'The Prince of Egypt' became a London...

December 02, 2023

Lucy Worsley Seeks Agatha Christie for PBS But Doesn’t Find Christ

The three-part PBS series 'Agatha Christie: Lucy Worsley on the Mystery Queen' offers a fresh...

November 2023

November 26, 2023

What Does the Catholic Church Say About Horror Movies?

We're almost to Advent, with Christmas on the way, so, why am I talking about...

November 26, 2023

Ridley Scott’s ‘Napoleon’: The Horses Were Great. The Movie ….?

At some point in director Ridley Scott's historical epic 'Napoleon,' I was sufficiently bored to...

November 20, 2023

Apple TV+’s ‘Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas’ Unleashes the Voice of the ‘Ted Lasso’ Star

Apple TV+ presents 'Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas,' a concert special showcasing Waddingham's voice --...

November 19, 2023

’20 Days in Mariupol’: PBS’ ‘Frontline’ Looks at Journalism Under Fire in Ukraine

History looks back, but journalism looks around -- especially in war. That's never more evident...

November 04, 2023

‘Journey to Bethlehem’: Affirm’s Nativity Musical Takes Liberties to Make the Bible Sing and Dance

If you want a faithful retelling of the Biblical Nativity story, 'Journey to Bethlehem' is...

October 2023

October 15, 2023

‘Shelter in Solitude’: 11 Questions With Catholic Filmmaker Siobhan Fallon Hogan

In theaters and coming soon to Amazon, the independent film 'Shelter in Solitude' is pretty...

October 09, 2023

‘The Exorcist: Believer’ Doesn’t Know What It Believes In

While it's supposed to be a direct sequel, 'The Exorcist: Believer' is an absolute affront...

October 05, 2023

‘The Burial’: Tommy Lee Jones and Jamie Foxx in a Sweet Story of Friendship, Funerals and Triumph

One might not expect a movie about a funeral director and a lawsuit would yield...

September 2023

September 23, 2023

Kenneth Branagh’s ‘A Haunting in Venice’: Agatha Christie’s Poirot Tale Becomes a Meditation on the Soul

'A Haunting in Venice' is about a murder (or two or so) -- no surprise...

September 16, 2023

Amazon’s ‘A Million Miles Away’: How the Son of Migrant Farm Workers Became an Astronaut

'A Million Miles Away' launched Sept. 15 on Amazon Prime Video, telling the true story...

September 10, 2023

Coach/Pastor Denny Duron of ‘God. Family. Football.’ Shapes Young Men’s Bodies and Souls

Got a 'Friday Night Lights'-shaped hole in your heart? I might just have the show...

September 09, 2023

‘Guiding Emily’ Shows the Potential of the Hallmark Movie

In many ways, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries' 'Guiding Emily' is another fluffy buttermilk biscuit of...

September 07, 2023

‘The Nun II’: Once More, With Demons (and Frenchie!)

'The Nun II' picks up where 2018's 'The Nun' left off, as Valak, the burning-eyed,...

September 04, 2023

‘Carnivale’ Creator Daniel Knauf on ‘Gingerland,’ His Christmas Cookie of a Tale

Writer/producer Daniel Knauf, creator of HBO's 'Carnivàle,' has abandoned his Los Angeles hometown for South Florida....

August 2023

August 21, 2023

‘The Chosen’ on The CW: Broadcast Sundays, Surviving a Strike and Reaching Those 1B Viewers

I've never heard of an indie TV series by a non-union writer in primetime on...

August 13, 2023

Papal Ninja Sean Bryan Keeps Winning on ‘American Ninja Warrior’ (Even When He Doesn’t)

Sean Bryan, the Papal Ninja, has long been a top competitor on NBC's 'American Ninja...

July 2023

July 31, 2023

‘Oppenheimer’: Scientists Are People, Too

'Oppenheimer' is an impressive piece of cinema, but it also reminds us that putting people...

July 26, 2023

‘Mission: Impossible’: Tom Cruise & All the Catholic Stuff

In preparation for seeing Tom Cruise in 'Mission: Impossible -- Dead Reckoning Part One,' I...

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