We may have running water and better hygiene, but “Catherine Called Birdy” reminds us that we have plenty in common with our medieval ancestors.
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‘The Uprising’ review: Religion and politics, circa 1381
“The Uprising” is most effective as a tragedy about putting your faith in the wrong things.
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‘Ordinary People’ turns 50: a story of family and loss beloved by many—including Pope Leo
A book that feels as if it were published last week has now unlocked a host of exclusive offers from A.A.R.P.
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‘Coyote vs. Acme’: Family film or existential fable?
It’s a testament to the movie that it can provoke this much intellectual meandering in a parent while also being wildly entertaining to children.
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‘Tony’ takes us back to Anthony Bourdain’s providential summer
Matt Johnson’s biopic ‘Tony’ takes us to parts unknown in the life of Anthony Bourdain: the summer of 1975 and the lessons he learned.
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Peter Weir’s ‘Witness’: thriller, romance, story of faith
‘Witness’ is a taut crime thriller and a heart-racing romance. But it is also a portrayal of a community of faith.
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‘American Martyr: The Stanley Rother Story’ is a tribute and a campaign ad
A new film preserves Stanley Rother’s dignity while also making him something of a puzzle.
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Cherishing truth amid lies: Peter Bogdanovich’s ‘Paper Moon’
Nearly everyone we meet in “Paper Moon” is running some sort of scam. With the truth so clouded in uncertainty, our protagonists (and the audience) have to choose who and what to believe.
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Catholic Movie Club: Longing for a different world in Wes Anderson’s ‘Moonrise Kingdom’
In ‘Moonrise Kingdom,’ children know: Our place is not in this world. We were meant for somewhere else.
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‘Winnie the Pooh’ made A. A. Milne rich—but not for the reasons he wanted.
A. A. Milne created “Winnie the Pooh” and all his fantastical friends—but was also a novelist, playwright, screenwriter and, by many accounts, a disappointed intellectual.