“Our bodies are mortal, but our soul is, by its nature, immortal and created to spend eternity with God,” says Dawn Eden Goldstein.
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Catholicism gave ‘The Godfather’ gravitas. Why didn’t it redeem ‘The Godfather III’?
The last movie in his “Godfather” trilogy was critically eviscerated when it debuted, and “The Godfather: Coda, The Death of Michael Corleone” seems a last-ditch effort to redeem the film.
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Review: Viola Davis pays tribute to an irreplaceable Black culture in ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’
Chadwick Boseman also appears in his final performance before his untimely death.
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Is Netflix’s ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ poverty porn?
Let’s unpack this critique, because how the poor are represented matters.
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Hulu’s ‘I Am Greta’ is the activist’s rallying cry for climate justice
A new Hulu movie follows the activist Greta Thunberg, a teenager whose advocacy for action on climate change captured the world’s attention.
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Netflix’s ‘Mank’ is an old Hollywood tale of hubris—fueled by Scotch
There is no way not to see “Mank” as a tale of self-destruction and professional suicide.
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Borat’s humor is funny and ethical. Not.
It’s still 2020, and Borat and Rudy are still with us.
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Netflix’s ‘Rebecca’ reminds us that some ghosts never go away
“Rebecca” tickles at mystery’s itch along our skin.
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Disney+’s ‘Clouds’ details a teen’s cancer story. His real-life mom explains how faith got them through it.
When the high school student Zach Sobiech was diagnosed with cancer, he and his family never could have imagined how many people would hear his story.
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Review: Aaron Sorkin’s new Netflix film ‘Chicago 7’ is like the ‘The Mid-West Wing’
That “Chicago 7” is turning up on Netflix at this precise moment is no accident, the moment being serious.