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Spy thriller ‘Beirut’ is a rare balance of dialogue and action
The film, which stars Jon Hamm ("Mad Men") as a worn-out negotiator, offers a nuanced plot that demands the audience's full attention.
Nature goes on a predictable romp in ‘Rampage’
Dwayne Johnson heads up a campy but entertaining film inspired by video games and Godzilla movies.
Superman continues to evolve as he turns 80
The "Man of Steel" marks eight decades of saving humanity with a landmark Action Comics edition and a deluxe commemorative book.
Fun and fresh book appeals to hipster Catholics with spiritual swagger
A new collection examines the quirky coolness of Catholic piety, from obscure saints to prayer apps.
St. Thomas Aquinas meets bluegrass in best-selling album by Dominicans
"The Hillbilly Thomists," a group of brothers and priests based in Washington, spread the joy of the Gospel with mandolins, fiddles and guitars.
Prophetic Bishop Barron lights a fire under evangelizing Catholics
A new Q & A book poses various questions on a wide range of topics including Bishop Robert Barron's early influences and his thoughts on beauty, truth, goodness and, of course, evangelization.
Few tails wag on the ‘Isle of Dogs’
The stop-animation feature is a grim allegory of tyranny and existentialism that is far from a walk in the park.
‘Summer in the Forest’ shows love in action for disabled people
A new documentary examines the work of Jean Vanier, founder of L'Arche, an international network of communities for the disabled and their caretakers.
‘Chappaquiddick’ plumbs depths of decades-old tragedy
The incident that so drastically altered the fortunes of the late senator Ted Kennedy gets a somber but intriguing treatment in a new fact-based drama.
‘A Quiet Place’ tells of silent resistance to scary tyranny
The compact, stylish horror film plots an unusual showdown of aliens with super-hearing against a girl with no hearing. It presumes its audience's intelligence while avoiding distasteful cliches.