‘The Exorcist’ has popularized a trivial, superficial picture of the Christian understanding of evil.
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‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ have more in common than memes. They’re both about forgiveness.
Neither Barbie nor Oppenheimer directly apologizes or asks for forgiveness, and neither can truly dismantle the damage they have done.
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Review: ‘Barbie’ is a film by women, about women, for women.
Greta Gerwig has made a movie as layered and paradoxical as the reputation of Barbie itself.
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‘Oppenheimer’ is a pitch-dark American nightmare. We cannot look away.
“Oppenheimer” is both a startling re-examination of American history and a bleak warning about the nuclear age.
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Review: ‘The Miracle Club’ takes a very Irish tour of Lourdes
In ‘The Miracle Club,’ Maggie Smith and Kathy Bates do not expect quick cures at Lourdes, and viewers should not expect a perfect film. But there are some surprises among the clichés.
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Why isn’t Indiana Jones going to daily Mass?
This man has seen the Ark of the Covenant melt faces and the Holy Grail grant eternal life. Wouldn’t that convert even the most ardent atheist?
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Interview: ‘Miracle Club’ director on Lourdes, Irish guilt and the power of reconciliation
In ‘The Miracle Club,’ Thaddeus O’Sullivan is unafraid to explore more serious topics, such as abortion and suicide, and to reckon with the lingering effects of communal grief.
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‘How to Blow Up a Pipeline’ and the Catholic case against eco-terrorism
The film adaptation of the 2021 novel of the same name, “How to Blow Up a Pipeline” misunderstands the potency of sustained nonviolent resistance.
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Review: In ‘Padre Pio’, Shia LaBeouf may be a saint—but he’s no hero
Abel Ferrara’s Padre Pio is not the hero of his movie.
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Martin Scorsese is making a movie about Jesus. Here are 4 pitfalls he should avoid.
While the path to creating a great story about Jesus is filled with good intentions, there are also a lot of landmines.