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By: The Catholic Post - May 3, 2019 -
Movie Review
Charlize Theron, Seth Rogen
Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen star in a scene from the movie "Long Shot." The Catholic News Service classification is O -- morally offensive.(CNS/Lionsgate)
By Catholic News Service Tasteless romantic comedy in which an out-of-work reporter (Seth Rogen) chances to reconnect with his former babysitter (Charlize Theron) who has since become the U.S. secretary of state and a presidential aspirant. She hires him as a speechwriter and the two fall for each other. Though the relationship is cheered on […]
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By: The Catholic Post - May 3, 2019 -
Movie Review
By Catholic News Service A masked vigilante prowls the dark, mean streets of the inner city, fighting crime and defending the defenseless in this first superhero film with an all-Hispanic cast, directed and co-written by Ben Hernandez Bray. A police detective (Raul Castillo), investigating a massacre carried out by the head (Sal Lopez) of a […]
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By: The Catholic Post - May 3, 2019 -
Movie Review
Dennis Quaid, Deon Taylor, Meaghan Good, Michael Ealy
Michael Ealy, Meagan Good and Dennis Quaid star in a scene from "The Intruder." The Catholic News Service classification is O -- morally offensive.
By Catholic News Service A routine thriller for most of its running time, director Deon Taylor’s film becomes increasingly trashy before ending with the justification of a profoundly immoral act in which viewers are meant to revel. A prosperous San Francisco couple (Michael Ealy and Meagan Good) plan to move to the Napa Valley and […]
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By: The Catholic Post - May 1, 2019 -
Movie Review
animated musical, Blake Shelton, Kelly Clarkson, Nick Jonas, Pitbull, Wanda Sykes
Tuesday, voiced by Bebe Rexha, Kitty, voiced by Charli XCX, and Lydia, voiced by Lizzo, appear in the animated movie "UglyDolls." The Catholic News Service classification is A-I -- general patronage. (CNS/STXfilms)
By Catholic News Service Based on the eponymous line of plush toys, this animated musical offers a worthy lesson for children about the need to look beyond superficial appearances for true beauty and goodness. Rejects from the toy factory live together in a harmonious society led by a cheery mayor (voice of Blake Shelton). One […]
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By: The Catholic Post - April 26, 2019 -
Movie Review
Ant Man, Black Widow, Captain America, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Marvel Comics, Thor
Chris Hemsworth stars in a scene from the movie "Avengers: Endgame." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/Disney)
By Catholic News Service Primarily set five years after a cosmic villain (Josh Brolin) used a set of energy-endowed gems to wipe out half of all the living creatures in the universe, this sweeping Marvel Comics-based epic charts the efforts of the titular ensemble to harness time travel via Ant Man’s (Paul Rudd) quantum realm […]
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By: The Catholic Post - April 26, 2019 -
Movie Review
Elle Fanning, Max Minghella, Zlatko Buric
Elle Fanning and Rebecca Hall star in a scene from the movie "Teen Spirit." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/LD Entertainment | Bleecker Street)
By Catholic News Service Elle Fanning is a 17-year-old Polish immigrant farm girl living on Britain’s Isle of Wight who enters a TV singing competition with the attendant complications involved in discovering her inner strengths. Writer-director Max Minghella has filled the story with pop songs old and new and keeps the plot predictable but not […]
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By: The Catholic Post - April 20, 2019 -
Movie Review
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Joaquin Phoenix, Rooney Mara, Tahar Rahim
By Catholic News Service Respectful but off-key profile of the biblical saint (Rooney Mara) portrays her decision to join the Apostles in following Jesus (Joaquin Phoenix) as a feminist gesture of rebellion against her family and their effort to force her into an arranged marriage. St. Peter (Chiwetel Ejiofor) comes off as an egotistical villain […]
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By: The Catholic Post - April 18, 2019 -
Movie Review
From left, Raymond Cruz, Roman Christou, Linda Cardellini and Jaynee-Lynne Kinchen star in a scene from the movie "The Curse of La Llorona." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures)
By Catholic News Service Intense but problematic horror story in which a legendary Mexican wraith (Marisol Ramirez), a weeping woman who killed her own children and now preys on those of others, stalks a widowed mother (Linda Cardellini) and her two small kids (Roman Christou and Jaynee-Lynne Kinchen) in 1973 California. Despite some obvious loopholes […]
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By: The Catholic Post - April 17, 2019 -
Movie Review
This is a scene from the documentary "Penguins." The Catholic News Service classification is A-I -- general patronage. (CNS/Disneynature)
By Catholic News Service At once the profile of a plucky 5-year-old Adelie penguin the filmmakers dub “Steve” and an introduction to his species as a whole, this winning documentary tracks him as he finds a mate and starts a family in the challenging surroundings of Antarctica. From building a nest of rocks in which […]
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By: The Catholic Post - April 16, 2019 -
Movie Review
Marcel Ruiz and Chrissy Metz star in a scene from the movie "Breakthrough." The Catholic News Service classification is A-II -- adults and adolescents. (CNS/Fox)
By Catholic News Service Faith-affirming drama, based on real events, in which a strong-willed mother (Chrissy Metz) refuses to accept that her adoptive son (Marcel Ruiz) is doomed to die after falling through the ice on a frozen lake and her desperate prayers have a startling impact on his seemingly hopeless prognosis. As she keeps […]
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