In a new documentary from Wim Wenders, Francis is sober, consoling, occasionally sad and always jesuitical.
John Anderson
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Review: Ethan Hawke is a pastor in distress (and a Catholic in disguise) in ‘First Reformed’
Reverend Toller is a cleric cut from the cloth of Graham Greene’s “whiskey priest.”
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Now on Netflix: The heroic journey of Bobby Kennedy
The scope of Kennedy’s story possesses a grandeur missing from Washington right now.
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‘Exorcist’ director depicts real life exorcism in new documentary
In “The Devil and Father Amorth,” William Friedkin turns to reality.
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A new movie explores: What really happened at Chappaquiddick?
On July 18, 1969, Edward M. Kennedy drove his car off the bridge on Chappaquiddick Island.
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Review: ‘Summer in the Forest’ honors Jean Vanier and the people he serves
A feel-good film that actually reaffirms one’s faith in humanity
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The humanity and artistry of Itzhak Perlman
“Praying with the violin” is how an old friend describes the art of the classical music star.
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New ‘Pope’ series on CNN profiles saints and blackguards
The six-part part series, which will play Sunday nights starting March 11, is subdivided into some novel plots of papal territory.
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‘The Death of Stalin’: Laughing in the face of evil
High-stakes politics, small-minded men: It’s a sweet spot for filmmaker Armando Iannucci.
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Review: “The Phantom Thread” confronts the mystery of other people
To see P. T. Anderson’s new film as merely beautiful is simply not to see it.