Culture

In ‘Brooklyn,’ a woman’s tale of immigration, sans the melodrama

The film's picturesque and moving portrayal of a 1950's Irish woman's experience of migration is neither whitewashed nor naive, and it avoids histrionics as it tackles its topic with depth and incisiveness.

Story of rescued miners in ‘The 33’ should be compelling, but isn’t

The real-life story behind the drama of the 2010 Chilean mine cave-in riveted observers from Tierra del Fuego to Times Square. But the movie based on the tale gets buried with too many characters and too many themes to rescue it.

Probing questions will help readers to ‘rediscover Jesus’

Who can resist an invitation to rediscover Jesus, especially when it is extended by Matthew Kelly, who -- by combining the words "dynamic" and "Catholic" -- has jolted millions of readers and viewers into igniting, reviving or renewing their Catholic faith?

Movie review: My All American

No one in "My All American" (Clarius) actually says, "Go out and win one for the Gipper." Neither will audiences hear the words pluck or moxie used.

Movie review: Love the Coopers

There's just no way to "Love the Coopers" (CBS Films), a vulgar comedy about four generations of a dysfunctional family gathered for Christmas Eve.

Survey: Teens average almost 9 hours of media a day, ‘tweens’ nearly 6

The study, issued Nov. 4 by Common Sense Media, a children's advocacy organization with offices in Washington, New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco, is a follow-up of sorts to a 2013 study called "From Zero to Eight," which reported on media usage by the nation's youngest residents.

Movie review: Spotlight

The clergy abuse-themed drama "Spotlight" (Open Road) is a movie no Catholic will want to see. Whether it's a film many mature Catholics ought to see is a different question entirely.

Globe-spanning James Bond brings a conscience to ‘Spectre’

The 24th film in the action series sends Agent 007 on an upward ethical path across three continent as he chases the story's titular bad guys.

Book provides readable review of month that changed U.S. forever

January of 1973 was a month, as Lady Bracknell says in "The Importance of Being Earnest," "crowded with incident."

We can tell you what ‘The Peanuts Movie’ is all about, Charlie Brown

Just as Linus succeeds each year in pointing small-screen viewers toward the real meaning of Dec. 25, so hapless Charlie Brown teaches moviegoers a lesson about divine providence and the power of prayer in this big-screen "Peanuts" outing.