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April 2021

April 23, 2021

Sr. Rose’s Oscar Picks 2021

I am happy to post a YouTube link to my conversation with NCReporter's Christopher White...

November 2020

November 23, 2020

Voices of Fire is a fresh look at Gospel and a great listen, too

When Voices of Fire, a six-part documentary series from Netflix opens we see a panel...

December 2019

December 07, 2019

“Dark Waters” should disturb us into action

Mark Ruffalo as attorney Rob Billot in "Dark Waters" Courtesy of (c) Focus Features The...

January 2019

January 15, 2019

The Apparition – new on DVD

Jacques (Vincent Lindon) is an injured war journalist who has recently returned to France...

March 2018

March 03, 2018

My Oscar reflections, hopes and scolds

Here's a link to a podcast where I am in conversation about the Oscars:...

March 01, 2018

Phantom Thread, All the Money in the World, I Can Only Imagine reviews

Here are my reviews at Reel Time at St. Anthony Messenger for March, 2018.

March 01, 2018

My top 12 films of 2017

One of the coolest parts about being a film critic is that I can choose...

January 2018

January 11, 2018

“Hostiles” a revisionist Western that doesn’t quite work

Click here then scroll down to see my review at St. Anthony Messenger. Christian Bale...

December 2017

December 26, 2017

‘The Sultan and the Saint’ premiers tonight on PBS

After more than a century of fighting, the crusades reached their height in the year...

May 2017

May 02, 2017

’13 Reasons Why’ could save lives

This morning a friend, a father of a family, posted on social media that...

November 2016

November 03, 2016

‘Hacksaw Ridge,’ for all its heroism and love, remains a paradox

I had a dream about Mel Gibson recently. His face was very close to mine...

October 2016

October 06, 2016

Turner Classic Movies highlights trailblazing women in film for second year

In case you haven't noticed, classic films are "hot" right now, and not only with...

April 2015

April 15, 2015

Sr. Rose at the Movies #121 of Top Church Blogs

Church Relevance, "founded in March 2006 by Kent Shaffer, Church Relevance explores the...

February 2015

February 15, 2015

’50 Shades’ – it ‘lacks grey matter’ and ‘why its so wildly popular’

Kirsten Anderson over at LifeSiteNews.com posted a very sage analysis of "50 Shades of Grey"...

January 2015

January 08, 2015

‘Selma’ shows how nonviolence can achieve social change

On July 2, 1964, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act into law. It...

December 2014

December 05, 2014

Hollywood’s hidden Christmas gems

What makes a compelling Christmas movie—the season, the music, the characters? Maybe it is...

October 2014

October 17, 2014

‘Fury’ fuels the ‘war is hell’ mentality without shining fresh light on it

"Fury" is writer/director David Ayer's latest action film, moving from city streets ("Street Kings," "S.W.A.T.")...

October 10, 2014

‘Left Behind’ or lost in space?

The remake of the 2000 film "Left Behind" is based on the first of 12...

October 08, 2014

‘The Heart of the Story: Storytelling in a Digital Age’

Here is a link to a presentation I gave at the Communicators for...

September 2014

September 19, 2014

“Faith-based vs. faith-filled in Hollywood: Is there a difference?” Guest post by Fr. Eddie Siebert, SJ

This is a "guest post" x two actually because it is my friend and Catholic...

August 2014

August 14, 2014

‘The Giver’ what happens when we destroy what makes us human

The word "dystopian" has always intrigued me. The easy definition is that it means...

July 2014

July 02, 2014

Should a Catholic pick a favorite war film?

Just before Memorial Day, a friend who teaches in a Catholic high school wrote to...

June 2014

June 04, 2014

“Korengal” Same valley, same soldiers, different story

One of the loglines for Sebastian Junger’s latest documentary film “Korengal” is: “Same valley, same soldiers. Different...

May 2014

May 25, 2014

“X-Men: Days of Future Past” returns to familiar franchise themes

Somehow, I think the Transformers franchise started a trend in "look" even...

May 01, 2014

‘Amazing Spider-Man 2’ explores complex themes (but bring ear plugs)

Of all the comic-book-turned-into-movie superheroes, Spider-Man has always been my favorite. Despite the launch...

April 2014

April 29, 2014

Top 300 Christian Blogs for Ministry – check it out and blog on (before the zombie apocalypse)

Christian blogs, and Catholic Christian blogs in particular, cover a lot of topics. They...

April 03, 2014

Sister Rose makes PEOPLE magazine!

At the press screening for NOAH last week at Paramount Studios Sr Jennifer and I...

March 2014

March 30, 2014

“John Wayne: the Life and Legend” review by Peter Bogdanovich

This morning's New York Times Book Review section has a highly enthusiastic review of Scott...

March 29, 2014

“Noah” my on camera review

Here's my on camera review of NOAH on the INNdustry with Sister Rose. It goes...

February 2014

February 12, 2014

“Veiled Desires” reveals the inner realities of cinematic sisters (book review)

VEILED DESIRES: INTIMATE PORTRAYALS OF NUNS IN POSTWAR ANGLO-AMERICAN FILM By Maureen A. Sabine...