“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.
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Scorsese ‘has his crucifix. I have a cross’: Paul Schrader on his faith and new film ‘Master Gardener’
His stories often exploit the logical but worst possible outcomes of his characters’ spiraling depravity or despair. But Schrader’s faith always informs even his most profane films.
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Hulu’s ‘The Pope: Answers’ is the most thrilling movie out right now
The conversation of “The Pope: Answers” offers a provocative image of what church could be.
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In Hulu’s ‘The Pope: Answers,’ Pope Francis talks abortion, gender identity, dating apps and more with 10 young adults
“The Pope: Answers,” a new film on Hulu featuring the pope in conversation with 10 young Spanish-speaking people between the ages of 20 and 25, is a lived example of the culture of encounter to which Pope Francis exhorts us.