Set in the early ’60s, “Novitiate” is yet another tale of the trauma suffered by the religious and their orders in the wake of the Second Vatican Council.
Film
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Greta Gerwig’s ‘Lady Bird’ is a rallying cry for Catholic schoolgirls everywhere
Greta Gerwig is not a Catholic, but she did attend Catholic school and wanted to make a film that reflected her joyful experience there.
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‘Me Before You’ and ‘Breathe’ offer divergent messages about the value of human life.
“Breathe” reminds us of the Christian truth that we are not our own.
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‘Goodbye Christopher Robin’ shows the trauma behind the creation of ‘Winnie-the-Pooh’
“Goodbye, Christopher Robin” is a dramatic look at the life of the British writer A. A. Milne and his strained relationship with his son.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
Your guide for Catholic movies and shows to watch on Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime
Here’s a list to help you find all the Catholic entertainment you’ve been looking for on Netflix, Hulu and Amazon but didn’t know was there.
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Thurgood Marshall gets the superhero treatment in new biopic
He might get a shotgun escort when he leaves town, but Thurgood Marshall is the Lone Ranger of civil rights.
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Five things Hollywood could learn from the Catholic Church after Harvey Weinstein
The sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church is a warning that Hollywood cannot try to minimize or downplay the actions of Harvey Weinstein.
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‘The Florida Project’ is a rare perspective on American poverty
“The Florida Project” tells the story of a mother and daughter in the hidden world of extended-stay motels in the city of Kissimmee, Fla.
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Why are Catholic horror films so popular? Revisiting ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ for clues
American horror is a God-drenched genre, and many of the essential films in the genre are explicitly Catholic.
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How a one-man film about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict fights the evil of silence
When you only listen to one story, you neglect so many others.