Culture
With book as a guide, Jesus is invited to dinner at your house
Prayers, reflections and recipes of "Feeding Your Family's Soul: Dinner Table Spirituality" may help families share meaty conversation and connectivity to each other and to God around the table.
Fifth ‘Pirates’ film sets sail with (mostly) clean gags
Eccentric buccaneer Capt. Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) hoists the black flag again in "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales." Flashy special effects mark the latest in the theme park ride-based franchise.
Movies with Catholic themes to hit cinemas, video
A documentary featuring Pope Francis, a dramatization of the Marian apparitions at Fatima starring actor Harvey Keitel and a romantic comedy are set to hit screens soon.
‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ sequel takes the long haul to the bathroom
Potty gags have long been a staple of kids' movies. But this family road-trip comedy, the fourth in the "Diary" series based on the popular books, carries this trend to excess.
Teen-love drama ‘Everything, Everything’ puts cynics to the test
The fairy tale theme of a dashing prince coming to the rescue of the imprisoned young maiden, with true love triumphing in the end, gets a modern reprise in this film that homes in on its target audience.
Jesuit’s book explores benefits, pitfalls of the internet universe
The internet's capacity to establish enriching connections among human beings is what fascinates Jesuit Father Antonio Spadaro in a new book titled "Friending God."
Aliens are bursting out all over in ‘Covenant’
Opportunities to explore underdeveloped religious themes become casualties of the gore fest, but also competent storytelling, of "Alien: Covenant," the latest sequel in the film series.
‘American Epic,’ 9 p.m.-10 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, May 23, PBS
Robert Redford narrates director Bernard MacMahon's exceptional documentary "American Epic," a chronicle of the lasting impact of American roots-music recordings made in the 1920s.
Beloved mom inspires Catholic composer
Catholic film and TV composer Stephen Edwards turned grief into art with his "Requiem for My Mother." A new documentary on the composition will air on Mother's Day evening on PBS.
Dim ‘King Arthur’ slugs its way through Dark Ages mayhem
Early on in "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword," the audience sees magically generated giant elephants swinging boulder-size wrecking balls at Camelot. It's an apt metaphor for this ponderous film.