More “The Breakfast Club” than “Bridesmaids,” “Table 19” is sweet, fun and poignant.
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A priest and his mom watched “The Shack.” He hated it. She loved it. Here’s why.
In “The Shack,” a grieving father struggles to come to terms with the abduction and murder of his youngest daughter.
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Hollywood’s push for diversity is ignoring the largest minority community
A number of the Oscar winners and nominees have played disabled characters, but only two of them identified as disabled.
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Do social justice documentaries just preach to the choir?
Ava DuVernay’s “13th,” a documentary about mass incarceration of African Americans nominated for an Oscar, is full of good words and bad images.
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Bad films about gay Christians are still worth watching.
Christianity, with its promise of a new life and an overwhelming love, attracts tumultuous people who feel driven by longings their loved ones can’t understand. What do our churches do with these burning souls?
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‘I Am Not Your Negro,’ James Baldwin & Black Lives Matter: A conversation with Raoul Peck
Raoul Peck is the director of “I Am Not Your Negro,” out in theaters this Friday.
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From goth kid to nun, a young woman returns home in “Little Sister”
“Little Sister” tells the story of Colleen, a young woman religious returning home after joining the Sisters of Mercy.
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‘A Man Called Ove’ will win the foreign film Oscar. Oddly, it deserves it.
Thanks to the arcane rules behind the foreign-language Oscar, sentimentality usually reigns supreme.
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Fr. James Martin answers 5 common questions about ‘Silence’
Even some thoughtful Christian observers seem to have missed a few essential themes.
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Martin Scorsese on his faith, films and “Silence”
Director Martin Scorsese sits down with James Martin, S.J., to discuss his faith, his films and his new movie “Silence.”