A conversation with James Martin, S.J., who served as an adviser to the film.
Film
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Exclusive: Martin Scorsese discusses his faith, his struggles, his films and “Silence.”
An exclusive interview with James Martin, S.J. and Martin Scorsese, the director of “Silence.”
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
The Price of Beer and Redemption in “Manchester by the Sea”
Plenty of movies make you think. Far fewer allow you to think, which is something rather different. Take “Manchester by the Sea.”
Posted inArts & Culture, In All Things
When being a Good Samaritan is the more expensive option
“Old Stone” is the story of one man’s undoing in China.
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When simple people cause violent social change
“Loving” is film about a lot of things, including two simple people causing violent eruptions across the social and legal landscapes. It is a portrait of America at a particular time and place. So is “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk.”
Posted inArts & Culture, Television
Heaven is a place for self-improvement in a new NBC comedy
The afterlife. For as long as we have been around, we have fashioned stories about how you get there, who lives there and what happens when you arrive.
Posted inArts & Culture, Television
Can watching a Netflix series actually make you a better Catholic?
“High Maintenance” and “Easy” train viewers to think outside of themselves and to consider what is going on inside other people’s minds.
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
‘America’ Contemplates ‘Silence’: learn more about the book behind Martin Scorsese’s new film
Check back here for reviews, interviews and more news about the film.
Posted inArts & Culture, Catholic Book Club
This month’s Catholic Book Club selection: ‘Silence’ by Shusaku Endo
The novel portrays two apostate Jesuit missionaries from the first half of the 17th century.
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The new Snowden movie is so bad it almost makes you forget how serious privacy issues are
For all Stone’s posturing as a filmmaking maverick, “Snowden” relies on every manner of movie convention and emotional shortcut.