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.
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Interview: The director who followed Pope Francis around the world in ‘In Viaggio’
Ahead of the U.S. theatrical release of “In Viaggio: The Travels of Pope Francis,” America spoke with Gianfranco Rosi about his ideas for the documentary and how the film is a modern-day Stations of the Cross.
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Oscar-nominee ‘All that Breathes’ finds God in scavengers and parasites
“All That Breathes,” an Oscar nominee for Best Documentary, echo aspects of Ignatian spirituality.
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Jordan Peele’s ‘Nope’ is a scorching parable about American idolatry
Jordan Peele’s film “Nope” exposes a worldview that prioritizes gain above all else and that reduces human life to a desperate race to the top.
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‘Women Talking’ is the Oscar nominee every Catholic needs to see
“Women Talking” is an exploration of the way that religion can be used to imprison people—and what’s worse, to teach them to imprison themselves.
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I wanted to enjoy the new ‘Top Gun.’ But the world has changed since 1986.
“Top Gun” was cheesy. It was shallow. But it told a story that was in touch with its time.
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Review: Meeting Steven Spielberg, after all these years, in ‘The Fabelmans’
At this point what could Steven Spielberg possibly have to offer? The answer, it turns out, is himself.
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‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ and the dark Catholic imagination of Martin McDonagh
Martin McDonagh’s new movie “The Banshees of Inisherin” serves up sad enough stuff to leave viewers crying in our beer. But first we laugh.