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Arts & CultureCatholic Movie Club
John Dougherty
Released in 2003, “Tokyo Godfathers” is definitely the most unconventional Christmas movie I’m covering this month.
Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks in ‘Catch Me if You Can’ (photo: imdb)
Arts & CultureCatholic Movie Club
John Dougherty
“Catch Me If You Can” returns to Christmas again and again, like a scab it can’t stop scratching.
Guillaume Canet, left, Diane Kruger and Daniel Bruhl star in a scene from the movie "Joyeux Noel" (CNS photo/Sony Pictures Classics).
Arts & CultureCatholic Movie Club
John Dougherty
Like the soldiers in the film, we will raise our voices on Christmas and sing about peace on earth—but we should also reflect on what we’ll do to make it a reality.
The movie poster of the original Rocky film
Arts & CultureCatholic Movie Club
John Dougherty
‘Rocky’ is a reminder that impossible things have happened before. And, if we believe, they can happen again.
Paul Giamatti, Amy Ryan, Clare Foley and Sophie Kindred in a scene from “Win Win” (IMDB)
Arts & CultureCatholic Movie Club
John Dougherty
In Tom McCarthy’s film, the truly good things in life—love, trust, purpose—require hard, honest work.
Arts & CultureCatholic Movie Club
John Dougherty
God can be a real pain. I think Homer Smith, the protagonist of “Lilies of the Field” would agree.