“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.
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Netflix’s ‘The Swimmers’ is a true story of refugee sisters—with more than one hero
“The Swimmers” follows the now-famous story of the Mardini sisters, competitive swimmers who escaped the war in Syria in 2015, crossing the sea from Turkey to Greece on a rubber dinghy.
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Review: Cate Blanchett is the pope of the classical music world in ‘Tár’
“Tár” is about power, guilt and the always tantalizing question of whether the art can or should absolve the artist for being who she is.
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‘Hocus Pocus 2’ succeeds because it doesn’t pit women against each other
What is most endearing about “Hocus Pocus 2” is the way that it brings to the fore an aspect of the original film that you don’t often see portrayed today: sisterhood.
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‘Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris’ — to battle consumerism
‘Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris’ explores the pitfalls of materialism through characters who long for the elegance and glamor of designers like Christian Dior.