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Exclusive: Martin Scorsese on ‘Killers of the Flower Moon,’ the American Dream and his new film about Jesus
The struggle for faith ‘is a struggle from which everything else emanates,’ says the storied director.
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Catholic Movie Club: In Jane Austen’s ‘Emma,’ change isn’t up to us alone. It’s up to God, too.
If we really resolve to change for the better as Emma does, we can count on some grace to help us along.
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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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‘Tokyo Godfathers’ is a gritty anime Christmas film with a heartwarming message
Released in 2003, “Tokyo Godfathers” is definitely the most unconventional Christmas movie I’m covering this month.
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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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‘Catch Me if You Can’ is an underappreciated Christmas movie
“Catch Me If You Can” returns to Christmas again and again, like a scab it can’t stop scratching.