By Kurt Jensen Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — If you get the impression that the film “Why the Nativity?” is ubiquitous this holiday season, that’s no accident. Instead, it’s the conscious intent of the folks at Turning Point Productions, creators of this retelling of the New Testament’s infancy narratives. The dramatization — based on a […]
Media Review: “Tiger King” and Better Things to Be Binge Watching
Catholic News Service has reviewed “Tiger King,” a binge-watching sensation during the first month of the COVID-19 outbreak in the U.S. (See review below) We’ve added a small sampling of recommendations for alternative Catholic TV shows and films (many are available on the most popular streaming sites) instead of this “crash course in the deadly […]
Director makes faith the ‘Star’ of new Christmas movie
By Michael Brown Catholic News Service TUCSON, Ariz. — For Tim Reckart, filmmaking started when he was growing up in Tucson, shooting amateur video death scenes using ketchup as fake blood. With the mid-November release of “The Star,” which features the voices of Oprah Winfrey, Christopher Plummer, Patricia Heaton and other A-listers, Reckart’s directorial skills […]
Movie review: ‘Silence’
A tale of frailty and fidelity By John Mulderig Catholic News Service NEW YORK — Directed and co-written (with Jay Cocks) by Martin Scorsese, “Silence” (Paramount) is a dramatically powerful but theologically complex work best suited to viewers who come to the multiplex prepared to engage with serious issues. Those willing to make such an […]
‘The Innocents’
Film about Benedictine nuns violated by Russian soldiers after WWII called a story of hope amid darkness By Allana Haynes Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Anne Fontaine, director of “Coco Before Chanel” and “Gemma Bovery,” released her most recent work, “The Innocents,” about a group of Benedictine nuns in Warsaw, Poland, raped by soldiers after […]
