Culture
Books explore what makes urban Catholic schools successful
The books "Putting Education to Work" and "Anointed Moments" tell the stories of Catholic schools that have had success in serving minority students in urban areas.
Roll your eyes at ineptitude of ‘The Boy Next Door’
As a vehicle for its star, Jennifer Lopez, the trashy thriller is basically a garbage truck. If the movie weren't so offensive, it'd be laughable, writes our reviewer.
‘Still Alice’ could have been better, still
The real depredations of Alzheimer's disease and its toll on the families of the afflicted are not on display in the flawed film, despite a sensitive and appealing performance by Julianne Moore.
‘American Sniper’: Hero as courageous, and wounded, warrior
Director Clint Eastwood's sober drama escorts viewers through both the agonizing dilemmas and the longer-term complexities that confronted America's most celebrated sharpshooter in Iraq, the soldier on whom the film's action centers.
Movie review: Paddington
Hollywood offers a belated Christmas gift in "Paddington" (TWC-Dimension), a delightful, warmhearted comedy for the entire family.
Movie review: Blackhat
In the rapidly expanding, increasingly menacing world of cybercrime, hackers bent on fomenting chaos are known as blackhats.
Movie review: Inherent Vice
The meandering plot of "Inherent Vice" (Warner Bros.) is perhaps better appreciated in the 2009 Thomas Pynchon novel on which the film is based.
Movie review: Taken 3
Will audiences be taken with "Taken 3" (Fox)? Probably not.
Biography offers highlights in interesting life of New York cardinal
Among U.S. Catholic leaders, Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan is probably, due to his role as archbishop of New York and to the attention he garnered in 2013 as a potential candidate for the papacy, the most recognizable Catholic leader in the country.
The comic strip ‘Nancy’: Not old, just classic and timeless
Nancy is cool again. While many may only dimly remember her as a mid-20th century comic-strip character, the girl with the dot eyes, Brillo hair and a sidekick named Sluggo has been rediscovered by her genre's current elite.