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Who’d have thought M. Night’s ‘The Visit’ would be so funny?
Humor is not characteristic of an M. Night Shyamalan movie, beginning with his supernatural puzzler "The Sixth Sense." His new film blends horror and comedy with reflections on media consumption and forgiveness.
Hour and a half in heaven, no more than a glimpse
“90 Minutes in Heaven” tells the story of a pastor's near-death experience that deals more with life back on earth, with its pains and trials, than the afterlife.
Stephen Colbert, in interview, discusses faith, joy and humor
Stephen Colbert, who took over Sept. 8 as host of CBS’ “Late Show” program, said in an interview for Canada’s Salt + Light Television that his “Colbert Report” character was intended to be a “well-intentioned, poorly informed, high-status idiot.”
Movie review: The Transporter Refueled
Like some of the residents of the French Riviera on which it's set, "The Transporter Refueled" (EuropaCorp) -- director Camille Delamarre's addition to a franchise of excessively violent action flicks -- aspires to elegance but comes across instead as tawdry and overbaked.
Author offers enlightening roadmap to building strong moral character
What do Dwight Eisenhower, Dorothy Day, St. Augustine of Hippo and Frances Perkins have in common? Much more than you might think.
Moral clarity falls behind in ‘A Walk in the Woods’
"A Walk in the Woods" starts out well with two grizzled friends together to hike and reminisce about old times, but the directors make light of promiscuity and adultery. . The movie falls short
Movie review: War Room
Prayer becomes the ultimate weapon to save a young family in crisis in "War Room" (TriStar).
Meet the Catholic art dealer who brought you the impressionists
Without Paul Durand-Ruel, the paintings of Renoir, Monet and Cassatt might not be hanging in museums such as the Philadelphia Museum of Art or reproduced on posters in homes.
‘No Escape’ more an ordeal than an adventure
Graphic violence, gritty language and stereotyping of the bad guys ruin the premise of a movie about an American family forced to fight their way out of a country caught up in political turmoil.
With ‘friends’ like these, solitude looks appealing
The characters of the film "We Are Your Friends" live in a party-craving stupor, reinforcing the Hollywood myth that the greatest human aspiration is to have a good time.