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Grammy winner sings with Sistine Chapel Choir in new Christmas CD

In a new release of music for Advent and Christmas, multiple Grammy award-winning mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli sings with the pope's Sistine Chapel Choir.

Movie review: Geostorm

Mostly murky with a strong chance of boredom is the forecast for "Geostorm" (Warner Bros.). Never, perhaps, has the potential wiping out of life on Earth seemed so ho-hum.

Nice guy turns vengeful vigilante in ‘The Foreigner’

Vigilantism is a troubling theme for believing moviegoers. So although the character of typically genial Jackie Chan avoids gun play, it's disturbing that he is meant to be cheered as he searches for justice.

‘Impatient optimist’ lauds bishops on communications policy stands

Jessica Rosenworcel, who is Jewish, told them: "We share the belief, common to both Catholic social teaching and the Jewish tradition of 'tikkun olam,' that a little ruckus in service of human dignity and the common good is a good thing."

Not all shows are like ‘Ten Days’; watching them just seems like it

Having anchored popular TV series in the past, Mark Feuerstein ("Royal Pains"), Jeremy Piven ("Mr. Selfridge") and Kyra Sedgwick ("The Closer") all return to television this fall, but with varying degrees of success.

Elite firefighters face fears and flames in ‘Only the Brave’

The film deftly juggles the intimate stories of the firefighters' personal lives with grand set pieces that evoke the sheer terror and destructive force of the flames they battle.

Like groundhog’s day, ‘Happy Death Day’ has seen it all, over and over

Not everything that makes you happy is good, which is a message this time-loop film misses in its attempt to state that it is also never too late to change one's behavior. Until it is too late.

Beautifully written memoir recounts lives of Syrians, nation in peril

"The Home That Was Our Country: A Memoir of Syria" is as much an account of Syria as it is a beautifully crafted narrative of a Syrian family and an independent first-generation Syrian-American woman.

In futuristic ‘Blade Runner 2049,’ it’s a man’s (and machine’s) world

There's a message in this film noir mystery about mankind's relationship to technology and our ability to connect spiritually as humans. But this argument doesn't go very far. In this future, women exist just to be sexualized.

‘My Little Pony: The Movie’ is as sweet as it comes

Amid relentless prancing and preening, smiles and squeals, and some toe-tapping tunes, these magical characters have an important message for their young fans: Friendship is paramount.