Ben Kingsley stars in a scene from the movie "Operation Finale." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/MGM)
By Catholic News Service Directed by Chris Weitz, this movie offers a Jewish perspective not often found in World War II films. It follows a group of Israeli Mossad agents 15 years after World War II as they covertly infiltrate Buenos Aires in order to capture a high-ranking Nazi (Ben Kingsley) who has thus far […]
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Bo Burnham and Elsie Fisher star in a scene from the movie "Eighth Grade." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/A24 Films)
By Catholic News Service All the varied horrors of middle school are on display in this low-key, moving blend of comedy and drama, written and directed by Bo Burnham. In a riveting performance, Elsie Fisher plays an unpopular teen on the brink of graduation as she yearns for the boy of her dreams (Luke Prael), […]
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Maya Rudolph and Melissa McCarthy star in a scene from the movie "The Happytime Murders." The Catholic News Service classification is O -- morally offensive. (CNS/STX Entertainment)
By Catholic News Service Pornographic felt appears to have been the concept behind this Los Angeles-set murder mystery in which down-on-their-luck puppets from a once-popular 1990s TV show interact with humans. A disgraced puppet police detective (voice of Bill Barretta) and his human former partner (Melissa McCarthy) try to solve a series of slayings victimizing […]
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Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, issued the following statement on Tuesday, Aug. 21, concerning the recent reports from Pennsylvania: PEORIA, Illinois — I was truly saddened and deeply disturbed by the recent report from Pennsylvania of the sexual abuse of minors and the failures of some bishops to address of this crisis. I know that […]
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Kodi Smit-McPhee stars in a scene from the movie "Alpha." The Catholic News Service classification is A-II -- adults and adolescents. (CNS/Sony)
By Catholic News Service The oft-repeated tale of a boy and his dog imagines how mankind discovered man’s best friend — its canine ancestor, the wolf — some 20,000 years ago in southern Europe. A sensitive teenager (Kodi Smit-McPhee) is facing a milestone: joining his father (Johannes Haukur Johannesson) and other members of the Cro-Magnon […]
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Mark Wahlberg stars in a scene from the movie "Mile 22." The Catholic News Service classification is L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. (CNS/STX)
By Catholic News Service The sloppy, toxic mix of gunfire, explosions and cursing makes this difficult to endure and impossible to recommend. Director Peter Berg and screenwriter Lea Carpenter have carved a slight story of a CIA paramilitary team led by an agent (Mark Wahlberg) who’s permanently angry, scornful of diplomats and diplomacy, and prone […]
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Constance Wu and Henry Golding star in a scene from the movie "Crazy Rich Asians." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/Warner Bros.)
By Catholic News Service This adaptation of the popular novel by Kevin Kwan is a surprisingly pedestrian affair, directed by Jon M. Chu. A university professor (Constance Wu) in New York City is invited by her long-time boyfriend (Henry Golding) on a trip to Singapore to meet his family. There she discovers he is the […]
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GALESBURG — Knox County Right to Life is hosting two opportunities to help high school students and adults stand up for life. The fifth annual Joshua Seminar for adults is planned for Friday, Sept. 7, at Costa Catholic Academy, 2726 Costa Drive. It will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Those who have attended […]
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Father R. Michael Schaab
By Father R. Michael Schaab Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time/Aug. 19 Proverbs 9:1-6; Psalm 34:2-3,4-5,6-7; Ephesians 5:15-20; John 6:51-58 Meister Eckhart was a Dominican who was born in Germany in the 13th century. He was a philosopher, a theologian and a mystic. One quote attributed to him came to mind as I read today’s second reading […]
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Page Kennedy, Ruby Rose, Li Bingbing, Jason Statham and Cliff Curtis star in a scene form the movie "The Meg." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/Warner Bros.)
By Catholic News Service A silly yet entertaining summer popcorn movie, a cross between “Jaws” and “Jurassic Park,” directed by Jon Turtletaub from the eponymous 1997 novel by Steve Altern. A deep-sea diver (Jason Stratham) is called out of retirement for an emergency rescue mission of the crew of a mini-submarine at the bottom of […]
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