The relationship between Ray and his father is the part of ‘Field of Dreams’ that has the most meaning to me. The film expertly takes the audience on the journey of getting in a fight with your dad and its aftermath.
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A Jesuit rom-com? ‘Crossroads’ explores love in a time of discernment
Would you believe that there’s a Jesuit rom-com? It sounds like a joke, but that is a fairly accurate description of “Crossroads,” a 2006 film written and directed by Murray Robinson.
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How Pixar’s ‘Inside Out 2’ explains modern therapy culture
Talented minds are implanting ideals in the inner landscapes of our young. We should be paying more attention.
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We all feel like pigs sometimes. ‘Porco Rosso’ shows us how to see the good in ourselves anyway.
The protagonist of “Porco Rosso” is a pig literally and metaphorically: He’s rude, cocksure and a notorious womanizer.
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‘The Acolyte’ shows us the dark side of the Jedi Order—and it should look familiar to Catholics
“The Acolyte,” the latest installment in the “Star Wars” franchise, shows us what happens when even the best of us cozy up to power.
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‘The Godfather Part III’ asks: Can Michael Corleone’s soul be saved?
“The Godfather Part III” (1990) is the most explicitly Catholic entry in the series.
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John Gregory Dunne, the ‘Irish brawler’ who explored the nation’s soul
John Gregory Dunne had a unique ability in his writing—fiction or not—to show the saintly and the sinner all at once.
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‘The Godfather Part II’ and the dark side of the American dream
Despite his performative Catholicism, Michael Corleone puts more stock in the American vision of freedom than the Christian one.
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Interview: Kevin Costner on resurrecting the Western in ‘American Saga’
With “Horizon: An American Saga,” Mr. Costner has realized an idea 36 years in the making.
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Catholic Movie Club: Why do we glorify ‘The Godfather’?
The fact that audiences see the story as aspirational is more of a reflection on us as fallen people than the film itself.