In “The Sheep Detectives,” it falls to the sheep to find justice for their fallen shepherd.
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Star Wars Day is a chance to practice curiosity
What if, instead of hunkering down in our own stories, we got curious about other people’s lives?
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The superficial Catholic symbolism of ‘Mother Mary’
The relationship between pop stardom and religious worship has rarely been so literal as it is in “Mother Mary,” the new film from David Lowery.
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Martin Scorsese’s final interview with Pope Francis
The feature-length documentary “Aldeas, the Final Dream of Pope Francis” features hitherto unseen footage of the two men in conversation, including what filmmakers say is the last video interview Pope Francis gave before his death.
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Even as the subject of a documentary, SNL’s Lorne Michaels is a bit of a mystery
Lorne Michaels is well known to fans of ‘Saturday Night Live,’ yet not much is known about him.
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Catholic Movie Club: What Frederick Wiseman’s ‘Essene’ reveals about monastic life
In “Essene” (1972), Wiseman gave us a glimpse into life in an Anglican Benedictine monastery in Michigan, at a time of transition in American social, political and religious life.
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Catholic Movie Club: An atheist on the transformative power of Christ’s Passion
In ‘Jesus of Montreal,’ the characters discover truth in Jesus’ story, and want to convey that truth to others—an experience that audiences can also share.
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‘Project Hail Mary’: a feel-good space story with a deep sense of morality
“Project Hail Mary” certainly qualifies as an uplifting experience at the cinema, being a mix of selflessness, sacrifice, camaraderie and even a certain amount of melancholy.
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Catholic Movie Club: ‘One Battle after Another’ and fighting for the kingdom still to come
The Best Picture winner asks: How you keep fighting the good fight even when it seems hopeless?
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Catholic Movie Club: In ‘Tender Mercies’ with Robert Duvall, resurrection is a quiet thing
“Tender Mercies,” starring Robert Duvall, is the story of one man’s modest steps towards a second chance that he’s not sure he deserves.