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April 2016

April 29, 2016

Will Ferrell Pulls Out of Reagan ‘Alzheimer’s Comedy’

After a swift backlash from Ronald Reagan's family and former colleagues, it appears that Will...

April 28, 2016

Will Ferrell as Ronald Reagan: So, Alzheimer’s Is Funny Now?

Ronald Reagan's daughter Patti Davis is livid at news that Will Ferrell is working on...

March 2016

March 25, 2016

‘The Passion of the Christ’ and the Crucifixion: The Brute Force of Reality

With so much real violence in the world, why sanitize the agony of Christ?

March 01, 2016

‘Spotlight’: Did Anti-Catholicism Fuel Its Oscars Best Picture Win?

A deeper dive into the Best Picture win for "Spotlight" reveals new balloting procedures --...

February 2016

February 22, 2016

TCM and Sister Rose Pacatte Examine ‘Movies Condemned by the Catholic Church’

Sister Rose Pacatte, a Catholic nun who also specializes film and media criticism, is host...

February 21, 2016

‘Signed: Sealed and Delivered: From the Heart’ — A Post-Valentine’s Day Love Story

The latest installment in the film franchise looks at how a lack of honest communication,...

February 17, 2016

No, Hollywood Isn’t Our National Conscience … Just the Opposite

Editors' Note: This article is part of the Patheos Public Square. This month we're asking:...

February 01, 2016

‘Risen’: Joseph Fiennes’ Clavius Goes on the Manhunt That Changed the Course of Human History

You could call it “CSI: Jerusalem.” In the new feature film “Risen,” set to...

January 2016

January 14, 2016

’13 Hours’ and ‘The X-Files’: The Truth Is Out There (VIDEO)

A couple of nights ago, I sat in a screening room at Paramount Studios and...

January 07, 2016

‘Greater’: When Tragedy Happens to Good People (VIDEO)

A new movie examines a man's crisis of faith in the wake of a seemingly...

December 2015

December 27, 2015

‘Concussion’: The Truth and the Agenda

Do NFL players get concussions? Sure, they do. But they don't start playing the game...

December 24, 2015

‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’: L’Osservatore Romano Decries the Depiction of Evil

While the secular world has been heaping praise on "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," Disney's...

December 15, 2015

Happy Festivus to All: ‘Seinfeld’ Comes to Los Angeles

I have to confess up front that I'm not a "Seinfeld" fan, but I know...

December 11, 2015

‘Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors’ Outdraws ‘The Wiz Live’ — Nearly 13M Viewers!

In the battle of the big events, NBC's musical "The Wiz Live" last week may...

December 10, 2015

‘In the Heart of the Sea’: Power and Pathos But Little Prayer

One of the grace notes in Peter Weir's masterful 2003 film "Master and Commander: The...

December 09, 2015

‘Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors’ on NBC: ‘Faith, family and love are the most important things in life’

It was a moment in a little girl's life that became a country classic. Premiering...

November 2015

November 05, 2015

The ‘Spotlight’ That Should Have Killed the Church — But Didn’t

The other night, I went to a screening of the new movie “Spotlight,” which details...

November 04, 2015

‘The 33′: Chilean Miners’ Faith Kept Them Alive — To Meet Pope Francis

On Nov. 13, Warner Bros. releases Alcon Entertainment's "The 33," a fast-based story about the...

October 2015

October 24, 2015

How Sean Connery Helped Me Keep My Head During the Synod

Director Brian DePalma's 1987 version of "The Untouchables" is one of my all-time favorite movies,...

October 20, 2015

‘Woodlawn’ Opens Big With Faith and Football

Football has a deep Catholic history, beginning with schools like Notre Dame and Boston College; continuing...

October 09, 2015

‘Gosnell’ Director Nick Searcy Has Words of Film Wisdom

Today on Facebook, actor/director Nick Searcy ("Justified"), who's currently at the helm of the "Gosnell"...

October 04, 2015

‘Pan’ Star Hugh Jackman Finds Peace in Faith

Today, fellow Patheos Catholic blogger Tony Rossi spotlights a new interview with Hugh Jackman, soon to...

September 2015

September 25, 2015

Dean Cain, TV’s ‘Superman,’ Joins ‘Gosnell’ Abortion-Horror Movie

"Superman is going to take down America's biggest serial killer." Actually, this headline in a...

September 25, 2015

James Bond and Pope Francis at the U.N.

Well, look who showed up to hear Pope Francis' talk today at the United Nations...

September 24, 2015

‘Hotel Transylvania 2’: Sweet, But With a Little Fang

This week, I headed over to Sony Studios in Culver City, California, for a screening...

September 13, 2015

Thinking About ‘Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine’

Over at CatholicVote, I offer some thoughts on Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and on the...

August 2015

August 31, 2015

‘The Martian’: Matt Damon’s Stranded Astronaut Seeks Divine Intervention

Over at Angelus News, the online version of The Tidings, the newspaper of the Archdiocese...

August 09, 2015

The Beauty and the Problems in ‘Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet’

This past week, I made my debut as a contributor to The Tidings, the venerable...

August 01, 2015

Tim Tebow and Casey Therriault — Saved By Work and Grace

Not long ago, Tim Tebow's career as an NFL quarterback had been blown dead. After...

July 2015

July 22, 2015

‘Sharknado 3’: Fin, Fatherhood & Saving the World

Tonight, Wednesday, Juy 22, Syfy Channel premieres "Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!," the latest installment...

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