A conversation with Phadadria M. Randall, L.C.S.W., on “Inside Man” (2006) for Black for History Month.
John Dougherty
John Dougherty is the director of mission ministry at St. Joseph's Preparatory School in Philadelphia, Pa., moderator of America's Catholic Movie Club, and author of Finding God in All Films: A Contemplative Approach to Watching Movies. You can find more of his work on his Substack, Roll Credits.
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Unlearning racism on a college campus: Lessons from John Singleton’s ‘Higher Learning’
“Higher Learning” interweaves the stories of three freshmen wrestling with identity and belonging.
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Catholic Movie Club: How ‘Moonlight’ deals with identity, maturity and men’s friendships
A conversation on Barry Jenkins’ Oscar-winning film for Black History month.
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‘Love and Basketball’: a seminal Black love story about desire, discernment and expectations
Monica and Quincy are competitive basketball players whose drive to succeed often clashes with their feelings for each other.
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Hard truths, Catholics and women in Hollywood: takeaways from this year’s Oscar noms
America’s Catholic Movie Club columnist looks at this year’s crop of contenders.
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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