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December 2019

December 30, 2019

In the End, ‘Silicon Valley’ Shows How to Make the World a Better Place

'Silicon Valley,' creator Mike Judge's half-hour of great writing, bad language, crude jokes, wild plot...

December 23, 2019

5 Things That Make a Movie a Christmas Movie

TV and movies have all gone Oprah Santa: "You get a Christmas movie! And you...

December 14, 2019

‘Watchmen’: So, You Used a Nun and a Rosary Because of … What?

Only for the sake of truth, dear reader, and for you, would I have slogged...

December 05, 2019

Hallmark’s ‘A Christmas Love Story’ Stars Kristin Chenoweth and ‘Angels’

Hallmark Channel Christmas movies are heavy on cocoa, Santa Claus, holly, presents, mistletoe and eggnog,...

December 04, 2019

‘The Crown’: Faith in the Show About ‘God-Anointed’ Queen Elizabeth II

Netflix's 'The Crown,' along with being a top-notch soap opera about the current British royal...

November 2019

November 30, 2019

Netflix’s ‘The Irishman’: Martin Scorsese’s Lengthy Mob Tale Comes Up Short

Producer/director Martin Scorsese's gangster epic-ally long 'The Irishman' on Netflix has been the recipient of...

November 26, 2019

Netflix’s ‘The Two Popes’: Director Fernando Meirelles Is ‘Not So Agnostic’ Anymore

Originally written as a 2017 stage play by New Zealander Anthony McCarten, who adapted it...

November 25, 2019

‘National Dog Show’: John O’Hurley Sits at the Doggo Table on Thanksgiving

If dog owners get tired of watching their canine pals beg for tidbits from the...

November 02, 2019

‘Watchmen’: What’s Up With Sister Night and That Rosary?

I need to say a couple things up front. First, I'm not a huge comics...

October 2019

October 13, 2019

Demons Within and Without: ‘Evil’s’ Creators Say Their ‘Priest-in-Training’ Has Decisions to Make

Creators Robert and Michelle King say the Catholic "priest-in-training" at the heart of CBS' "Evil"...

September 2019

September 29, 2019

‘God Friended Me’ Season 2: Brandon Micheal Hall on the Problem With Joy

As season two of CBS' hit 'God Friended Me' launches on Sunday, Sept 29, atheist...

September 25, 2019

‘Perfect Harmony’: Bradley Whitford’s NBC Comedy Has a Little Latin and a Lot of Love

In the NBC comedy 'Perfect Harmony,' Bradley Whitford plays a grieving, suicidal husband who sits...

September 16, 2019

Talking to Patricia Heaton of CBS’ ‘Carol’s Second Act’: Part 2 — God, Family and Career

Some people put off having families until they have a career. But for actress Patricia...

September 16, 2019

Talking to Patricia Heaton of CBS’ ‘Carol’s Second Act’: Part 1 — Success (and Failure)

Despite having had two long-running hit sitcoms, actress Patricia Heaton says she hasn't been inundated...

September 13, 2019

‘Country Music’ Gets Epic Treatment From Ken Burns for PBS

PBS may be highbrow and whatnot, but Ken Burns likes to dig into all of...

September 10, 2019

NatGeo Channel 9/11 Flashback: Nobody Expects the Presidency He or She Gets

No matter what any candidate for high office says, the minute he or she takes...

September 09, 2019

HGTV’s ‘A Very Brady Renovation’ Reunites the TV Clan for Some Radical Remodeling

'The Brady Bunch' is back on HGTV -- and its shag carpets and avocado kitchen...

August 2019

August 29, 2019

‘The Two Popes’: Netflix Does Benedict vs. Francis (Also, Trailer for HBO’s ‘The New Pope’)

Wouldn't you love to know what Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and Pope Francis say to...

August 27, 2019

Neal McDonough on a Catholic Kid’s Survival in Hollywood [VIDEO]

Back in April, actor Neal McDonough ('Suits,' 'Yellowstone,' 'Altered Carbon,' 'Blue Book') stood up in...

August 26, 2019

NEW TRAILER for CBS’ ‘Evil’: Catholics (Current and Lapsed) at the Center of (Kinda) Supernatural Thriller

CBS' 'Evil,' premiering Thursday, Sept 26, poses an interesting question: If human evil is so...

August 17, 2019

HBO’s ‘The Righteous Gemstones’ Tackles Rich, Hypocritical Televangelists. That’s Original.

HBO's comedy 'The Righteous Gemstones' takes on rich, greedy, hypocritical televangelists. But, says its creator,...

August 16, 2019

Amazon’s ‘Jim Gaffigan: Quality Time’: A Not-Guilty Pleasure for the Whole Family

First of all, I'd like to thank whoever captioned Amazon Prime Video's "Jim Gaffigan: Quality...

August 12, 2019

EPIX’s ‘Perpetual Grace, Ltd.’: The Pastor Is the Devil, But There’s Lots of Love

I've seen all the episodes of EPIX's "Perpetual Grace, Ltd." (you can, too, On Demand...

August 03, 2019

‘Serengeti’ Tells Stories of Africa With Real Live-Action Wildlife

Disney's retooling of "The Lion King" was touted as "live-action," but other than a single...

August 01, 2019

EPIX’s ‘Pennyworth’ Dives Into the Dashing Past of Batman’s Butler

Cable channel EPIX (which also streams via an app) hasn't quite figured out what it...

July 2019

July 13, 2019

KCET Salutes L.A.’s Aerospace Dominance and Launches PBS’ ‘Summer of Space’

Los Angeles has been accused of being full of spacey people, but did you know...

July 02, 2019

‘The New Pope’: Can ‘The Young Pope’s’ Follow-Up Avoid a Sequel Fail?

To my surprise, I enjoyed The Young Pope on HBO. Dare I hope that its...

June 2019

June 24, 2019

Ken Burns Uncovers the Catholic Roots of a Healthcare Giant in ‘The Mayo Clinic: Faith – Hope – Science’ — Now on Netflix

Currently airing on Netflix after a run on PBS last September, acclaimed documentarian Ken Burns'...

June 10, 2019

‘Good Omens’: A Rollicking, Resolutely English Romp Through the Apocalypse

Dare I say it, but Amazon Prime's adaptation of "Good Omens" is fun, witty, clever,...

May 2019

May 29, 2019

HBO’s ‘Deadwood’ Goes Out With Sorrow, Joy and a Prayer

If you've never seen "Deadwood," I hardly know where to start, other than to say...

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