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By: The Catholic Post - August 10, 2018 -
Movie Review
Joey King and Julia Goldani Telles star in a scene from the movie "Slender Man." The Catholic News Service classification is A-II -- adults and adolescents. (CNS/Sony)
By Catholic News Service “He gets in your head like a computer virus!” Slender Man, in fact does that to four teen girls (Annalise Basso, Julia Goldani Telles, Jaz Sinclair and Joey King) who have the misfortune to “summon” the internet goblin by watching one of his online videos. There’s not a whole lot else […]
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By: The Catholic Post - August 8, 2018 -
Movie Review
Adam Pally stars with a dog named Charlie in a scene from the movie "Dog Days." The Catholic News Service classification is A-II – adults and adolescents. (CNS/LD Entertainment)
By Catholic News Service A comedy with dramatic elements, this film follows a variety of Los Angeles residents as they live their lives and face some daunting challenges during one summer. By their sides, helping with presence and love are their dogs. Directed by Ken Marino and written by Elissa Matsueda and Erica Oyama, the […]
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By: The Catholic Post - August 2, 2018 -
Movie Review
A.A. Milne, Ewan McGregor, Hayley Atwell, Winnie the Pooh
Ewan McGregor, as Christopher Robin, shares a scene with Winnie the Pooh in the live-action adventure movie "Christopher Robin." The Catholic News Service classification is A-II -- adults and adolescents. (CNS/Laurie Sparham, Disney)
By Catholic News Service Enchanting fantasy in which, having grown into a harried middle-aged efficiency expert (Ewan McGregor), the formerly free-spirited title character prioritizes work over family life, provoking a crisis in his relationship with his devoted wife (Hayley Atwell) and loving daughter (Bronte Carmichael). To his rescue comes his iconic childhood teddy bear, Winnie […]
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By: The Catholic Post - August 2, 2018 -
Movie Review
Skylan Brooks, Miya Cech, Amandla Stenberg and Harris Dickinson star in a scene from the movie "The Darkest Minds." The Catholic News Service classification, A-III -- adults. (CNS/Fox)
By Catholic News Service Derivative dystopian thriller about superhumanly gifted teens running for their lives, based on Alexandra Bracken’s best-selling novel and directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson. Sometime in the future, a pandemic has devastated society, killing 98 percent of the children. The few who survive have a variety of paranormal powers and are considered […]
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By: The Catholic Post - August 1, 2018 -
Movie Review
Kate McKinnon and Mila Kunis star in a scene from the movie "The Spy Who Dumped Me." The Catholic News Service classification is L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. (CNS photo/Lionsgate)
By Catholic News Service After discovering that her boyfriend (Justin Theroux) works for the CIA, then witnessing his murder at the hands of enemy operatives, an ordinary woman (Mila Kunis), together with her best friend (Kate McKinnon), becomes entangled in the world of espionage. Forced to go on the run, the pals must also figure […]
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By: The Catholic Post - August 1, 2018 -
News Article
Bishop Robert Barron, Fulton Sheen, Pivotal Players, Sheen Museum, St. Mary's Cathedral, video
Bishop Robert Barron speaks in front of the sanctuary of St. Mary's Cathedral in Peoria on July 21 while filming a segment on Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen for his series "Catholicism: the Pivotal Players." (Provided photo/Word on Fire Catholic Ministries)
Bishop Robert Barron, auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles, and a technical crew visited Peoria on July 21 to film footage for a segment on Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen that will be included in his new documentary series “Catholicism: The Pivotal Players.” Bishop Barron, founder of the media ministry Word on Fire, visited both St. […]
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By: The Catholic Post - August 1, 2018 -
News Article
book review, Books, Nancy Piccione
By Nancy Piccione / Books and More This marks my final regular monthly column reviewing books for The Catholic Post. After more than eight years, hundreds of books reviewed, and nearly 100 columns and “Reader” profiles, I’ll be stepping away from writing book reviews to pursue other projects. To be honest, I’m uneasy about what […]
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By: The Catholic Post - August 1, 2018 -
Living the Word
Father R. Michael Schaab
By Father R. Michael Schaab Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time / Aug. 5 Exodus 16:2-4,12-15; Psalm 78:3-4,23-24,25,54; Ephesians 4:17,20-24; John 6:24-35 When Jesus walked this earth he was referred to and recognized as “Teacher.” Today we seem to gravitate toward other titles for him, like “Shepherd.” But in the Gospels, even when a title like Shepherd […]
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By: The Catholic Post - July 27, 2018 -
Movie Review
Animated characters appear in the movie "Teen Titans Go! To the Movies." The Catholic News Service classification is A-II -- adults and adolescents. (CNS/Warner Bros.)
By Catholic News Service Witty animated comedy in which a youthful version of Batman’s sidekick Robin (voice of Scott Menville) and the ensemble of crime fighters (voices of Greg Cipes, Khary Payton, Tara Strong and Hynden Walch) he leads set out to join other superheroes who have had movies made about them. They acquire the […]
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By: The Catholic Post - July 25, 2018 -
Movie Review
Tom Cruise stars in a scene from the movie "Mission: Impossible - Fallout." The Catholic News Service classification, A-III -- adults. (CNS/Paramount Pictures)
By Catholic News Service Engrossing espionage sequel in which Tom Cruise’s by-now iconic American agent Ethan Hunt and his team (Ving Rhames and Simon Pegg) battle not only the maniacal anarchist (Sean Harris) they tangled with in the last outing but a glamorous criminal mastermind (Vanessa Kirby) in possession of enough plutonium to wipe out […]
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