Category: Movies

Spectre By John Mulderig Catholic News Service Movie Review -  A car chase through St. Peter’s Square and a flippant joke about joining the priesthood aside, the 24th James Bond film, “Spectre” (Columbia), has predictably...

Brooklyn By John P. McCarthy, Catholic News Service NEW YORK (CNS) – Few immigrants to America can be said to have had it easy. Part and parcel of the immigrant experience, no matter the...

Pan By John Mulderig, Catholic News Service NEW YORK (CNS) – Fidgeting with the iconic characters of a classic story is a dicey business at best. So it’s no great surprise that “Pan” (Warner...

Black Mass By John Mulderig, Catholic News Service NEW YORK (CNS) – The somber fact-based crime drama “Black Mass” (Warner Bros.), adapted from the eponymous book by Dick Lehr and Gerard O’Neill, chronicles the...

The Walk By John Mulderig, Catholic News Service NEW YORK (CNS) – In August 1974, just as the Watergate scandal was approaching its climax with the announcement that President Richard Nixon would resign, a...

Straight Outta Compton By John Mulderig, Catholic News Service NEW YORK (CNS) – The proper limits of free speech and the appropriate use of violence are just two of the topics raised in the...

The Perfect Guy By Kurt Jensen, Catholic News Service NEW YORK (CNS) – The stale predictability and slow pacing of “The Perfect Guy” (Screen Gems) might appeal to people who prefer generic thrillers without...

Hitman: Agent 47 By John Mulderig, Catholic News Service NEW YORK (CNS) – Some things, as we know, improve with the passage of time. Alas, film adaptations of the video game series “Hitman” do...

Phantom By John Mulderig, Catholic News Service NEW YORK (CNS) – Set primarily on a Soviet submarine in the midst of the Cold War, writer-director Todd Robinson’s “Phantom” (RCR) pits a crew of seasoned...

Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation By John Mulderig, Catholic News Service NEW YORK (CNS) – Light the fuse and cue that nerve-jangling theme music everyone loves to hum; it’s time for “Mission: Impossible –...

Minions By John Mulderig, Catholic News Service NEW YORK (CNS) – Fillet it how you will, “Minions” (Universal) is a rare treat. This bright 3-D animated comedy traces the history of the yellow, capsule-shaped...