Frank Pembleton, Andre Braugher’s character on “Homicide: Life on the Street,” embodied the struggle to reconcile faith and intellect. Of course—he was educated by the Jesuits.

“Catch Me If You Can” returns to Christmas again and again, like a scab it can’t stop scratching.

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.

‘Rocky’ is a reminder that impossible things have happened before. And, if we believe, they can happen again.

In Tom McCarthy’s film, the truly good things in life—love, trust, purpose—require hard, honest work.

God can be a real pain. I think Homer Smith, the protagonist of “Lilies of the Field” would agree.

In “Coco,” memory doesn’t just summon up phantoms from the past, it reunites us with those we’ve lost.

The Freelings are ignorant of the sacrilege that made their luxurious life possible, but that doesn’t mean they’re innocent.

So much of growing up is learning what love really is. ‘Coraline’ reminds us what love is not.

“Let the Right One In” is about loneliness, the type society imposes on us and the type we impose on ourselves.