By: The Catholic Post - December 17, 2018 -
Movie Review
Bradley Cooper, Clint Eastwood, Dianne Wiest, Michael Pena
Clint Eastwood stars in a scene from the movie "The Mule." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/Warner Bros.)
By Catholic News Service This ambling, fact-based story of an octogenarian drug runner who becomes a success at it because no one, evidently, believes he’s capable of such a dangerous task is more than a little morally tone deaf. Clint Eastwood, who directed from a script by Nick Schenk, plays an easygoing Illinois horticulturist who […]
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By: The Catholic Post - October 3, 2018 -
Movie Review
Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Sam Elliott
Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga star in a scene from the movie "A Star is Born." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/Warner Bros.)
By Catholic News Service This third remake of a sturdy cinematic warhorse pays occasional homage to its forebears, which only serves to indicate that its formulaic “stand by your man” story is somewhat tattered and dog-eared. The core narrative remains: In show business, for every fresh young talent’s (Lady Gaga) happy ascent to fame and […]
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