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During his tenure as film critic for America, Richard A. Blake, S.J., reviewed dozens of films, but perhaps none drew his passion and interest more than the films of Woody Allen. Here we offer a selection of Father Blake’s reviews of Allen’s films. And click here to read a 1996 review of Father Blake’s book on Woody Allen.

“Husbands and Wives,” 1992

“Mighty Aphrodite,” 1995

“Bullets Over Broadway,”1995

“Everyone Says I Love You,” 1997

“Celebrity,” 1998

 
“The Curse of the Jade Scorpion,” December 3, 2001
 
“Hollywood Ending,” June 3-10, 2002
 
“Melinda and Melinda,” May 30, 2005
 
“Match Point,” 2005
 

Richard A. Blake, S.J., served as managing editor and executive editor of America and director of the Catholic Book Club, as well as America's regular film reviewer for many decades. He is the author of Afterimage: The Indelible Catholic Imagination of Six American Filmmakers, among other books.