Reviews

Jen Norton, “Arise to Blessedness”Ave Maria Press, Jan 2023160 pages, $18.95 So, my Lent had been pretty easy pedaling in 2023. Declaring it an “Old Testament Lent,” I’d found instructive …

NEW YORK (OSV News) — No one can accuse the folks behind the animated origin story “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” (Universal) of false advertising. To borrow a British phrase, …

(OSV News) — As children, we learn to fabricate all kinds of imaginary scenarios in great detail, playing at being anything from a teacher or cook to a pirate on …

In recent years, the Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli has enjoyed international success while frequently offering traditional Christian songs to a mass audience. Blind since the age of 12 and experiencing …

NEW YORK (OSV News) – Moviegoers craving insightful drama are unlikely to patronize a film called “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” (Warner Bros.). That’s just as well because, while this …

OSV News) — The genial presence of host Jimmy Kimmel helped to restore an equable atmosphere to the Academy Awards ceremony as that gathering marked its 95th year Sunday night. …

NEW YORK (OSV News) – The Woodstock generation gets religion in the warmhearted fact-based drama “Jesus Revolution” (Lionsgate). Refreshingly free of the usual objectionable ingredients, this generally appealing Evangelically-flavored look …

NEW YORK (OSV News) — More than a few beleaguered employees may have been tempted to regard their boss as the devil incarnate from time to time. Two of the …

(OSV News) — During the Jim Crow era, a genre of movies developed that were geared toward African American audiences and known as race films. Since Black audiences seldom saw …

NEW YORK (OSV News) — This year’s Academy Award nominations were announced on Jan. 24. Following, in alphabetical order, are capsule reviews of the 10 films contending for Best Picture. …