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By: The Catholic Post - March 31, 2023 -
Movie Review
Justice Smith, Chris Pine, Sophia Lillis, and Michelle Rodriguez star in a scene from the movie “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.” The OSV News classification is A-III -- adults. (OSV News photo/Aidan Monaghan, Paramount Pictures)
By OSV News In reworking lore from the well-known role-playing fantasy game of the title, co-directors and writers (with Michael Gilio) Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley ignore a trilogy of previous adaptations to get an entirely fresh start. Their lavish odyssey tale follows an ex-spy-turned-imprisoned-thief (Chris Pine) as he makes his escape and seeks […]
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By: The Catholic Post - March 22, 2023 -
Movie Review
Keanu Reeves stars in a scene from the movie “John Wick 4.” The OSV News classification is O -- morally offensive. (OSV News photo/Murray Close, Lionsgate)
By OSV News Close to three hour-long festival of fatality in which the hitman of the title (Keanu Reeves) continues his struggle to break free of the ultra-powerful behind-the-scenes criminal empire that once claimed his allegiance. Testing his mettle this time out are a foppish French nobleman (Bill Skarsgård), a nameless bounty hunter (Shamier Anderson) […]
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By: The Catholic Post - March 22, 2023 -
Movie Review
This is a scene from the documentary "In Viaggio: The Travels of Pope Francis." The OSV News classification is A-II -- adults and adolescents. (OSV News photo/Archivo Vatican Media, courtesy Magnolia Pictures)
By OSV News Despite its depiction of some of the world’s most pressing problems, filmmaker Gianfranco Rosi’s polished and uplifting documentary maintains a tranquil tone as it looks back over the more than 30 international journeys undertaken by Pope Francis during the first nine years of his pontificate. As he globe-trots from the halls of […]
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By: The Catholic Post - March 20, 2023 -
Movie Review
Zachary Levi, front, stars in scene from the movie “Shazam! Fury of the Gods.” The OSV News classification is A-III -- adults. (OSV News photo/Warner Bros.)
By OSV News Grown-ups in search of action, special effects and some humorous dialogue will be satisfied with this sequel to the 2019 origin story of the titular DC Comics character. Yet, though diverting, returning director David F. Sandberg’s extension of his story is overburdened with lore and less than memorable. After the three daughters […]
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By: The Catholic Post - March 12, 2023 -
Movie Review
Adam Driver stars in a scene from the movie “65.” The OSV News classification is A-III -- adults. (OSV News photo/Patti Perret, courtesy Sony)
By OSV News When the spaceship he pilots is wrecked by meteors, a humanoid alien (Adam Driver) crash lands on prehistoric Earth where he and the only other survivor of the disaster, a young passenger (Ariana Greenblatt) who reminds him of the ailing daughter (Chloe Coleman) he left at home, must trek to a rescue […]
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By: The Catholic Post - March 10, 2023 -
Movie Review
Melissa Barrera, Jenna Ortega, Jasmin Savoy Brown, and Mason Gooding star in a scene from the "Scream VI." The OSV News classification is O -- morally offensive. (OSV News photo/Philippe Bossé, Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Media Group’s)
By OSV News Dreary horror flick in which the franchise’s trademark masked killer — or someone simply dressed in his guise — menaces the lives of an array of young actors while also targeting series veterans now regarded as “legacy” characters. The latter include two sisters (Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega) as well as a […]
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By: The Catholic Post - March 10, 2023 -
Movie Review
Ernie Hudson and Woody Harrelson star in a scene from the movie “Champions.” The OSV News classification is A-III -- adults. (OSV News photo/Shauna Townley, Focus Features)
By OSV News Positive basic values, including an implicit pro-life message, underlie the somewhat rough-grained surface of this sports comedy, adapted by director Bobby Farrelly from the 2018 Spanish-language film “Campeones.” To avoid prison time following his arrest for drunk driving, an emotionally isolated basketball coach (Woody Harrelson) whose career has been stymied by anger […]
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By: The Catholic Post - March 10, 2023 -
Movie Review
Jonathan Roumie and Kelsey Grammer star in a scene from the movie “Jesus Revolution.” The OSV News classification is A-II -- adults and adolescents. (OSV News photo/Dan Anderson, Lionsgate)
By OSV News Warmhearted fact-based drama recounting how large numbers of the Woodstock generation were won over to Evangelical Christianity through the unlikely collaboration between a believing hippy (Jonathan Roumie) and a previously starchy California minister (Kelsey Grammer). As their expanding mission leads to mass baptisms, their eventual converts include a once-troubled teen (Joel Courtney) […]
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By: The Catholic Post - March 3, 2023 -
Movie Review
Jonathan Majors stars in a scene from the movie “Creed III.” The OSV News classification is A-III -- adults. (OSV News photo/Eli Ade, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc.)
By OSV News Actor Michael B. Jordan makes his directorial debut with this second sequel to the 2015 reboot of the storied “Rocky” franchise in which he also reprises his role as the champion pugilist of the title. Now retired from the ring, he’s enjoying a prosperous life with his hearing-impaired singer-turned-producer wife (Tessa Thompson) […]
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By: The Catholic Post - February 23, 2023 -
Movie Review
Keri Russell stars in a scene from the movie "Cocaine Bear." The OSV News classification is O -- morally offensive. (OSV News photo/Pat Redmond, Universal)
By OSV News After a crazed drug dealer (Matthew Rhys) throws his cargo of the titular narcotic out of an airplane while flying over a national forest, a portion of it is eaten by a black bear who then threatens the lives of a nurse (Keri Russell), her daughter (Brooklynn Prince), the schoolmate with whom […]
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