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Emma Stone in ‘Poor Things’ (photo: Fox Searchlight)
Arts & CultureFilm
John Anderson
In “Poor Things,” Emma Stone is Adam, in a sense, the product of a modern Prometheus, who will drive men wild. Which is both the funniest and pointed aspect of her picaresque tale.
Guillaume Canet, left, Diane Kruger and Daniel Bruhl star in a scene from the movie "Joyeux Noel" (CNS photo/Sony Pictures Classics).
Arts & CultureCatholic Movie Club
John Dougherty
Like the soldiers in the film, we will raise our voices on Christmas and sing about peace on earth—but we should also reflect on what we’ll do to make it a reality.
The movie poster of the original Rocky film
Arts & CultureCatholic Movie Club
John Dougherty
‘Rocky’ is a reminder that impossible things have happened before. And, if we believe, they can happen again.
Paul Giamatti, Amy Ryan, Clare Foley and Sophie Kindred in a scene from “Win Win” (IMDB)
Arts & CultureCatholic Movie Club
John Dougherty
In Tom McCarthy’s film, the truly good things in life—love, trust, purpose—require hard, honest work.
"The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara" (1862) by the 19th century German Jewish painter Moritz Daniel Oppenheim
Arts & CultureFilm
Ryan Di Corpo
“Rapito” is a compelling and often infuriating tale of church power that will likely never be shown at the Vatican.
Arts & CultureCatholic Movie Club
John Dougherty
God can be a real pain. I think Homer Smith, the protagonist of “Lilies of the Field” would agree.