Patrick deserves better than green beer and leprechauns, and he gets it in a new documentary.
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In ‘Sister,’ state retribution is no match for Helen Prejean
To its benefit, “Sister,” directed by Joe Cardona and José L. Vázquez, does not focus exclusively on Sister Helen’s work against the death penalty but also discusses her early life and spiritual formation.
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The faith-haunted, stomach-churning cinema of Abel Ferrara
For the director of ‘Bad Lieutenant’ and other remarkable films, religion should not be couched in exclusively negative or positive terms.
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A beloved London neighborhood is the star of ‘The Street’
Filmed over four years, the film is about the change that has come to Hoxton, the city’s latest chic, hipsterish district.
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‘Corpus Christi’ review: A thrilling allegory of faith
“Corpus Christi” is not a critique of Catholicism, though; it may not even be a deliberately Catholic film, writes film critic John Anderson.
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Review: In ‘The Traitor,’ the truth may not set you free
As did Martin Scorsese in “The Irishman,” director Marco Bellochio poses challenging questions about guilt and the nature of truth in “The Traitor,” a film which does much to remove the glossy veneer of organized crime.
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‘I Lost My Body,’ up for best animated Oscar, is a moving meditation on grief
The French animated film traces the harrowing journey of a severed hand through the streets of Paris
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What Greta Gerwig’s new take on ‘Little Women’ teaches us about death
‘Little Women’ reminds us that death, despite its inevitability, is not permanent. It’s as temporary as falling asleep on a train.
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The (surprising) moral choice driving the Best Picture race
The morality of the Academy Awards may be suspect. But there is a conscience at work.
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Finding God in ‘The Warden,’ an Iranian prison drama and parable
The prison’s beauty suggests that God is here somewhere—not running the place, but hidden in its depths.