Truly, at times watching “All Creatures Great and Small” is like visiting Disneyland and thinking Anaheim is amazing when three blocks away families are living in their cars.
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Posted inArts & Culture, Television
Disney+’s ‘The Book of Boba Fett’ soared high—then crashed.
After being tremendously excited by the first two episodes, right now I have to admit, I suddenly have a bad feeling about this.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
The ‘Harry Potter’ reunion is just what 2022 needs
To want to magic away Covid-19 is wishful thinking at its very worst. But that impulse is a forgivable offense. And it is exactly why “Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts” is what 2022 needs.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Towns are ‘arresting’ The Grinch to save Christmas. They’re missing the point of the story (and the season)
This Christmas season brought a new trend: arresting the Grinch.
Posted inArts & Culture, Television
Pope Francis’ Netflix series on the wisdom of the elderly to premiere on Christmas Day
“Stories of a Generation With Pope Francis” showcases stories from people over 70 from all quarters of the globe, including the pontiff himself, as they impart their life experiences to youthful filmmakers.
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
Nicole Kidman is fascinating as Lucille Ball, but that’s not enough to save ‘Being the Ricardos’
Aaron Sorkin’s take on the “behind-the-scenes” world of “I Love Lucy” depicts Lucille Ball in a most unsympathetic light.
Posted inArts & Culture, Television
From ‘Ted Lasso’ to ‘Squid Game’ to ‘Midnight Mass,’ 2021 was a strange but wonderful year in TV
In 2021, there seemed to be fewer series to watch, or fewer worth watching. But a few stood out.
Posted inArts & Culture, Jesuitical
Lidia Bastianich on why Jesus was always eating and drinking
A conversation with legendary chef and restaurateur Lidia Bastianich.
Posted inArts & Culture, Television
Jimmy McGovern, the atheist with the most Catholic shows on British TV
Jimmy McGovern’s work is marked by a very Catholic instinct to look where no one else will.
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
Review: In Steven Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story,’ every element sings — and every moment counts
What this quintessential stage musical needed, apparently, was a thoroughgoing cinematic makeover.