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Movie review: Keeping Up With the Joneses
Despite its celebration of the lives of honest, decent, maritally committed suburbanites, awkward handling causes both the film's upright message and its humor to fall flat. What remains are some good intentions and fitful smiles.
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
One thing you can say for the title character in "Jack Reacher: Never Go Back" (Paramount), the fellow does enjoy a good punch in the face.
Baltimore exhibit of religious works of art offers ‘feast for the senses’
"The idea of the late medieval period is that the sense of engagement of the body would allow you to trigger your spiritual senses so that you feel a communion with God while you are still on earth," explained Martina Bagnoli, exhibition curator.
Movie review: Max Steel
Yet another action figure leaps off the toy store shelves and onto the big screen in "Max Steel" (Open Road), the coming-of-age chronicle of a Mattel-made superhero.
Well meaning ‘Voiceless’ ends as shrill tale of violence
Set in Philadelphia, the film's overheated tone and characters' questionable tactics in the struggle against abortion undercut what is meant to serve as a cinematic rallying cry for the protection of the innocent.
Movie review: The Accountant
In effect, the action-drama "The Accountant" (Warner Bros.) argues that those with autism have a license to kill as well as to abet a litany of other criminal activities.
Comic-commentator retraces de Tocqueville’s route to view America
On his tour through America in a blue Ford, Catholic John Fugelsang saw the economy's destructive power, but also a resilience from those who have been beaten back.
Movie review: Queen of Katwe
The glorious "Queen of Katwe" (Disney) applies the traditional formula of an uplifting sports drama to the real-life story of a Ugandan chess prodigy.
Author sees 500th anniversary of Lutheranism as a Catholic one, too
Prolific Lutheran writer Martin Marty centers his reflections on Luther's 95 theses on Christ's call to repentance, arguing that repentance formed the heart of Luther's spiritual crisis.
A bravo performance but immoral end for ‘The Girl on the Train’
Emily Blunt in the title role of an unemployed alcoholic passenger, who also serves as narrator, is intense. But the film goes over the ethical edge in its wrap-up, a nasty bit of mayhem the audience is invited to applaud.