My sense of dread over the film “Cabrini”? It was replaced by respect, even joy.
Film
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Is ‘Barbie’ a Jesuit allegory? And other questions ahead of the 2024 Oscars
It’s Oscar weekend! On Jesuitical, Zac and Ashley talk to America’s Catholic Movie Club moderator John Dougherty about finding God in all films.
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‘Anatomy of a Fall’ is a whodunit film that is actually not that interested in who did it
“Anatomy of a Fall” suggests that a criminal trial is a game that rewards whoever can tell the best story most convincingly.
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A Catholic defense of ‘Barbie’ and Greta Gerwig’s feminism
Greta Gerwig’s art reveals the truth that there is dignity in simply being a woman—an embodied, relational, imperfect woman.
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Catholic Movie Club: ‘Moonstruck’ is the perfect rom-com for Lent
‘Moonstruck’ is a great film to watch during Lent, as we reflect on our finitude and what we should do with the time we’re given.
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New Jersey priest tackles celibacy and sex abuse in new film meant to humanize Catholic clergy
While reductive narratives depict priests as perfect heroes or evil villains, said writer and producer Father Stephen Fichter, the truth is more complicated.
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Catholic Movie Club: Spike Lee’s ‘Inside Man’ challenges our ideas of who the good guys are
A conversation with Phadadria M. Randall, L.C.S.W., on “Inside Man” (2006) for Black for History Month.
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‘Deliver Us‘: A Catholic horror movie explores the apocalypse through the climate crisis
“Deliver Us” uses the Christian theme of apocalypse to explore the painfully timely issue of climate crisis.
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Unlearning racism on a college campus: Lessons from John Singleton’s ‘Higher Learning’
“Higher Learning” interweaves the stories of three freshmen wrestling with identity and belonging.
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An unexpected Lenten movie night watchlist
It’s the first Friday in Lent, and you know what that means: Mandatory Lent Film Party! At least, that’s what it means at our house.