“Deliver Us” uses the Christian theme of apocalypse to explore the painfully timely issue of climate crisis.
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An unexpected Lenten movie night watchlist
It’s the first Friday in Lent, and you know what that means: Mandatory Lent Film Party! At least, that’s what it means at our house.
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Hayao Miyazaki’s films teach an essential lesson: Give the world something beautiful
Hayao Miyazaki’s influence is so massive that it’s hard not to understate it.
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Timothée Chalamet is a milquetoast Christ in ‘Wonka’
How did this Wonka, unfazed and insisting that salvation is at hand, become the jaded, suspicious entity we know he will become?
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‘A Still Small Voice’: New documentary explores the intimate, messy work of hospital chaplains
“A Still Small Voice” provides clear-eyed glimpses into the thorny work and religious versatility required of chaplaincy.
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‘The Boys in the Boat’ shows the possibility of miracles on the water
George Clooney‘s newest directorial work, “The Boys in the Boat,” may not be an overtly Christmas movie, but its themes of hope, togetherness and love fit right in with its Dec. 25 release date.
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In ‘The Zone of Interest,’ a Nazi family is blind to the evil next door
“The Zone of Interest” is a surrealistic depiction of a Nazi family at peace with their sins.
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‘Klaus’ removes (most of) the magic of Santa Claus. But it replaces it with something even better.
In “Klaus,” the Santa legend grows from a simple act of kindness
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In ‘Priscilla,’ Elvis’s twisted love shows what marriage is—and isn’t—for
There’s much more to this story than glamour. At its heart, “Priscilla” is about a woman lost in a twisted marriage.
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‘Poor Things,’ starring Emma Stone, is the movie of the year
In “Poor Things,” Emma Stone is Adam, in a sense, the product of a modern Prometheus, who will drive men wild. Which is both the funniest and pointed aspect of her picaresque tale.