America’s Catholic Movie Club columnist looks at this year’s crop of contenders.
John Dougherty
John Dougherty is the director of mission and ministry at St. Joseph’s Preparatory School in Philadelphia, Pa.
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In ‘Moneyball,’ it takes a prophet to bring change to baseball
Catholic Movie Club: Institutions don’t change easily.
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Catholic Movie Club: In Jane Austen’s ‘Emma,’ change isn’t up to us alone. It’s up to God, too.
If we really resolve to change for the better as Emma does, we can count on some grace to help us along.
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Hayao Miyazaki’s films teach an essential lesson: Give the world something beautiful
Hayao Miyazaki’s influence is so massive that it’s hard not to understate it.
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‘Tokyo Godfathers’ is a gritty anime Christmas film with a heartwarming message
Released in 2003, “Tokyo Godfathers” is definitely the most unconventional Christmas movie I’m covering this month.
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‘Klaus’ removes (most of) the magic of Santa Claus. But it replaces it with something even better.
In “Klaus,” the Santa legend grows from a simple act of kindness
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Andre Braugher played the best Catholic character on TV
Frank Pembleton, Andre Braugher’s character on “Homicide: Life on the Street,” embodied the struggle to reconcile faith and intellect. Of course—he was educated by the Jesuits.
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‘Catch Me if You Can’ is an underappreciated Christmas movie
“Catch Me If You Can” returns to Christmas again and again, like a scab it can’t stop scratching.
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‘Joyeux Noel’ offers a ‘dangerous’ Christmas memory from World War I
Like the soldiers in the film, we will raise our voices on Christmas and sing about peace on earth—but we should also reflect on what we’ll do to make it a reality.
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Catholic Movie Club: ‘Rocky,’ an unlikely resurrection story
‘Rocky’ is a reminder that impossible things have happened before. And, if we believe, they can happen again.