Paul Thomas Anderson has already cemented his mark on Hollywood, but “One Battle After Another” may well serve as his crown jewel.
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Behind the scenes of a Jesuit brother’s unchristian Christian film
I did not write “The Allegory” to be an apologia for Christianity. I began writing the film script in my bedroom in Crown Heights in the summer of 2022 because I had never written a film script.
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Pope Crave: The Catholic social media account bringing Gen-Z vibes to the Vatican beat
How does a fanpage for the 2024 film “Conclave” become a source of real-life Catholic news, memes and discourse with over 100,000 followers on X?
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Watching ‘Taxi Driver’ after the assassination of Charlie Kirk
“Taxi Driver” is one of the best portraits of a uniquely American kind of alienation.
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Remembering Robert Redford and ‘Ordinary People,’ his devastating, nearly perfect film
The film is so hard, so painful and so truthful. There is barely a false note to be found.
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Seth Rogen’s Hollywood satire ‘The Studio’ is (mostly) worth the hype
“The Studio,” Seth Rogen’s new creation for Apple TV that has garnered 23 Emmy nominations in its inaugural season, gives us a new version of affable stoner-next-door.
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A summit for Catholic creators: Art, community and spirituality
The Ignatian Creators Summit is a unique blend of professional conference, artistic workshop and spiritual retreat.
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In ‘St. Vincent,’ anyone can be a saint. Even Bill Murray.
Vincent almost gleefully repels everyone he meets. But as the semi-ironic title of Theodore Melfi’s “St. Vincent” implies, there’s more to him than a first impression might suggest.
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20 years after Hurricane Katrina, documentary ‘Trouble the Water’ inspires righteous rage—and hope
’Trouble the Water’ follows a married couple from the Lower Ninth Ward as they try to piece their lives back together following the storm.
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In ‘Hiroshima Mon Amour,’ memory is a wound that will not heal.
In ‘Hiroshima Mon Amour,’ memory is a wound that will not heal.