The Reiners, so many agreed, were not the type of couple who would sit down. They used their influence and voices to make a difference and had a multigenerational impact.
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‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’ review: A whodunnit with a surprising message about priesthood
“Wake Up Dead Man” leaves us with an important question once the mystery has been solved: What sort of church do we want, led by what kind of shepherds?
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Trying (and failing) to give Jeff Buckley a ‘last goodbye’
When it comes to Jeff Buckley, we are as stuck as he always seemed to be—unable to move on, let go or say goodbye.
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The dark, indelible Catholic imagination in Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’
The most surprising thing about Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” is that he hadn’t already made it.
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Pope Leo’s favorite films—and what ‘America’ said about them
Pope Leo delighted Catholic cinephiles this week by revealing his four favorite films, in anticipation of his upcoming meeting with members of the “World of Cinema” at the Vatican.
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Interview: Comedian John Candy’s daughter on new documentary about her father’s legacy
Many of Candy’s most popular and famous characters have a charm that makes the viewer feel like he’s your own father. “I think he kind of was recreating the relationship that he might not have had with his dad, or he wished he would have had with his dad,” Ms. Candy said.
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The complicated relationship between Catholics and ‘The Conjuring’ horror franchise
“The Conjuring: Last Rites,” like others films in the series, capitalizes on Catholic imagery without Catholic endorsement.
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In ‘Blue Moon,’ Ethan Hawke surprises as a melancholy Broadway legend
The new movie “Blue Moon,” named for one of Rodgers & Hart’s most enduring tunes, is set at the pivot between these two eras—from Jazz Age sass and Depression-era gloom to post-World War II patriotism and conformity.
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In new biopic ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere,’ a rock god becomes a man
In the standard rock star narrative, ambitious but otherwise unremarkable young men toil mightily in obscurity for success and eventually triumph to become rock gods. “Springsteen” flips that script.
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‘Mr. Scorsese’ on Apple TV+: portrait of a Catholic paradox
“Mr. Scorsese,” the new five-episode “film portrait” on Apple TV+, examines the many contradictory facets of director Martin Scorsese’s artistic persona.