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September 2025

September 17, 2025

L’Esorcista del Papa (my film review in Italian)

Nel suo secondo ruolo di supereroe romano, Russell Crowe si sposta dal II secolo come...

March 2025

March 18, 2025

Adolescence: Netflix series asks what lies beneath

Deserves To Be Seen And Awarded Last weekend, I watched "Adolescence," the new four-part Netflix...

December 2024

December 11, 2024

New docudrama explains Immaculate Conception dogma

In an early episode of the popular teen musical show “Glee” (November 26, 2009), Puck...

May 2024

May 16, 2024

New Teilhard de Chardin film thoughtful, inspiring biography

In "Teilhard: Visionary Scientist," a new documentary to be broadcast on PBS, four key ideas...

April 2024

April 08, 2024

Irena’s Vow: Grace and Strength in the Face of Evil

When Germany and the Soviet Union invaded Poland in September 1939 and divided the country...

March 2024

March 01, 2024

“Cabrini” hope of immigrants and first U.S. saint

In 1889, a group of young Catholic sisters from Italy called the Missionaries of the...

May 2023

May 12, 2023

Reflections on the Mysteries of the Rosary (thanks to A.I.)

A nun-friend asked me to write a brief reflection on each of the Joyful Mysteries...

April 2023

April 13, 2023

The Pope’s Exorcist: the exorcist as superhero

In Russell Crowe’s second role as a Roman superhero, he moves from the...

March 2023

March 26, 2023

“Santiago: The Camino Within” contemplates the pilgrim’s journey in sight and sound

If you've followed my reviews over the years, you will know that I have...

March 26, 2023

“In Solidarity with Ukraine” new doc from the Knights of Columbus on ABC affiliates

This moving new documentary "In Solidarity with Ukraine" from the Knights of Columbus...

March 12, 2023

My Oscar Picks (not guesses!) 2023

2022 was a great year at the movies - to the point that it...

December 2022

December 19, 2022

WFCC 2022 Award Winners

Hi everyone, I have been a member of this auspicious international group of 80 women...

October 2022

October 02, 2022

“Mother Teresa: No Greater Love” gets two day theater release in US October 3-4, 2022

Twenty-five years after her death, a beautiful new documentary on the life of St Mother...

April 2022

April 22, 2022

“The Bad Guys” show us how to become good guys

This new animated "relaxed heist" movie from Dreamworks is a Noah's car of animal characters...

March 2022

March 10, 2022

“Man of God” tells of an Eastern Orthodox saint for everyone

Nektarios (Aris Servetalis) is a priest in Alexandria, Egypt in the late 1800s. He was...

February 2022

February 22, 2022

“The Proud Family” returns louder and prouder

A little over twenty years ago The Disney Channel launched one of its first ever...

February 18, 2022

“Dog” is a buddy movie with lots of heart

My review for "Dog" will come out in a couple of weeks in St Anthony...

January 2022

January 27, 2022

New film celebrates historic Black Catholic parish reopening in Cleveland

New from America Media (America Magazine) and appearing on America's YouTube Channel is a 15-minute...

January 25, 2022

Mel Gibson’s girlfriend directs new Sony acquired film “Father Stu” stars Gibson and Mark Wahlberg

Today a publicist who sends me many films to review, sent me the following information...

January 25, 2022

Sr. Rose Pacatte: Embracing Humanity at the Crossroads of Media and the Margins podcast interview

A couple of weeks ago I had the honor and pleasure of being interviewed...

December 2021

December 27, 2021

“Don’t Look Up” is political satire, a parallel parody about the USA

Prolific Oscar-winning writer, Oscar-nominated director and cinematic philosopher Adam McKay’s new film on Netflix, “Don’t...

December 18, 2021

Netflix tackles Colton Underwood in new series “Coming Out Colton”

Colton Underwood, a former NFL practice squad player, became a reality television personality in 2018....

December 13, 2021

Women Film Critics Circle Awards announced

WOMEN FILM CRITICS CIRCLE 2021 AWARDS As proud members of this important organization, we are...

December 09, 2021

New film “Lady of Heaven” explores story of Mohammed’s daughter Fatima

In modern war-torn Mosul, when ISIS begins to establish a new caliphate, the mother (Albane Courtois) of a young...

December 09, 2021

Will Smith welcomes us to earth in new Disney+ series

In a new six-part series from NatGeo and Disney+, actor Will Smith accompanies big...

November 2021

November 19, 2021

tick, tick … BOOM! A musical starring Andrew Garfield that will amaze you

It seems only recently that we have seen a rebirth of musicals filmed for...

November 18, 2021

Will Smith’s “King Richard” is about a dad with a plan

This inspiring drama is about how Richard Williams (Will Smith) planned and co-coached, with his...

November 09, 2021

“3212 Un-Redacted” reveals U.S. Army cover-up about soldiers killed in Niger in 2017

3212 Un-Redacted premiers on November 11, 2021, HULU As I write this review of the...

October 2021

October 27, 2021

It’s Media Literacy Week! Hollywood and Hope: Looking at Social Justice and Human Rights and Social Justice through a Critical Media Literacy Lens

On this tenth anniversary of the celebration of "global media and information literacy week" in...

September 2021

September 24, 2021

“The Starling” when grief and love make a home

Lilly (Melissa McCarthy) works at a grocery store as a distracted stock person. She seems...