In Tom McCarthy’s film, the truly good things in life—love, trust, purpose—require hard, honest work.
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Italian film ‘Rapito’ tells the shocking true story of a Jewish boy kidnapped by the Vatican
“Rapito” is a compelling and often infuriating tale of church power that will likely never be shown at the Vatican.
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Catholic Movie Club: ‘Lilies of the Field’ reveals what happens when God forces us to change our plans
God can be a real pain. I think Homer Smith, the protagonist of “Lilies of the Field” would agree.
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Catholic Movie Club: ‘Coco’ builds a bridge between the living and the dead
In “Coco,” memory doesn’t just summon up phantoms from the past, it reunites us with those we’ve lost.
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Supernatural or superstitious? Looking back at ‘The Exorcist’
Five decades ago, ‘The Exorcist’ proved to be a box office juggernaut—and caused America’s editors to devote a special issue to the film.
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Ethan Hawke’s new biopic ‘Wildcat’ gracefully captures Flannery O’Connor’s complex attitudes on race, writing and faith
“Wildcat,” the new film by Ethan Hawke about the life of Flannery O’Connor, is not your typical biopic, a fact that seems entirely appropriate since O’Connor is not your typical writer.
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Catholic Movie Club: ‘Poltergeist’ and the horrors beneath the American Dream
The Freelings are ignorant of the sacrilege that made their luxurious life possible, but that doesn’t mean they’re innocent.
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Review: With ‘Killers of the Flower Moon,’ Martin Scorsese won’t absolve America of its original sins
“Killers of the Flower Moon” makes a case that 80 is the new 30: Martin Scorsese, the most prominent of American auteurs and champion of film history, continues as an octogenarian to explore and expand the possibilities of the medium and scour his own soul.
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Catholic Movie Club: ‘Coraline’ is a love story with an edge
So much of growing up is learning what love really is. ‘Coraline’ reminds us what love is not.
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You won’t have any clue what Catholic exorcists do after suffering through ‘The Exorcist: Believer’
Why can’t Hollywood reinvent ‘The Exorcist’? Money, lots of it, can be the only reason why any studio would invest in this franchise.