By: The Catholic Post - August 20, 2021 -
Movie Review
Maggie Q, Martin Campbell, Michael Keaton, Samuel L. Jackson
Maggie Q stars in a scene from the movie "The Protege." The Catholic News Service classification is O -- morally offensive. (CNS/Jichichi Raul, Lionsgate)
By Catholic News Service After her mentor, a contract killer (Samuel L. Jackson), is slain while investigating a shady business executive (Patrick Malahide), a skilled assassin (Maggie Q) resolves to close the case and avenge the murder. But the intrigue into which she intrudes brings her up against an equally gifted criminal (Michael Keaton) who […]
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By: The Catholic Post - June 28, 2019 -
Movie Review
Jake Gyllenhaal, Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Holland, Zendaya
Numan Acar, Tom Holland and Jake Gyllenhaal star in a scene from the movie "Spider-Man: Far From Home." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/Sony)
By Catholic News Service True to its title, this snappy follow-up to 2017’s “Spider-Man: Homecoming” finds the eponymous superhero (Tom Holland) traveling across Europe on a summer trip organized for the students of his alter ego Peter Parker’s high school. He wants to spend the journey courting the classmate with whom he’s smitten (Zendaya). But […]
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By: The Catholic Post - June 14, 2019 -
Movie Review
Ernest Tidyman, Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Story
Samuel L. Jackson stars in a scene from the movie "Shaft." The Catholic News Service classification is O -- morally offensive. (CNS/Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.)
By Catholic News Service Viewers’ reaction to this fifth movie in a series dating back to 1971 and ultimately derived from the novel by Ernest Tidyman will largely depend on how seriously they take its title character’s tainted personal and professional morality. Undeniably violent and vulgar, director Tim Story’s film also winks at do-it-yourself justice […]
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By: The Catholic Post - March 5, 2019 -
Movie Review
Annette Bening, Ben Mendelsohn, Brie Larson, Captain Marvel, Marvel Comics, Samuel L. Jackson
Brie Larson stars in a scene from the movie "Captain Marvel." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/Walt Disney Pictures)
By Catholic News Service Lavish origin story finds the superhero of the title (Brie Larson) faithfully serving the alien civilization that trained her as a warrior in its struggle against the encroachments of a race of shape-shifting enemies (led by Ben Mendelsohn). But when she joins her military mentor (Jude Law) on a mission to […]
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