(OSV News) — This year’s Academy Award nominations were announced on Jan. 23. Following, in alphabetical order, are capsule reviews of the 10 films contending for Best Picture. The Oscars …
MPAA rating: PG
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NEW YORK (OSV News) – Comic chaos is the order of the day in “Dog Man” (Universal), the animated adaptation of a series of graphic novels by Dav Pilkey. Yet …
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(OSV News) — The year just passed was an ordinary one for Hollywood. In a sense, that’s good news since the film industry is still on the rebound from the …
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NEW YORK (OSV News) — In approaching the comic adventure “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” (Paramount), viewers will likely be expecting to witness more of the hyperkinetic antics that are the …
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(OSV News) — Secrecy and gossip. Intrigue and politicking. Unexpected twists and startling revelations. It’s all perhaps the stuff of the recent U.S. elections — but also the plot machinery …
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NEW YORK (OSV News) – Gentle and family-oriented, “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” (Lionsgate) offers top-flight holiday entertainment for a wide range of age groups. In adapting author Barbara Robinson’s …
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NEW YORK (OSV News) – A serious, even lugubrious, tone and a top-flight cast add heft to the ecclesiastical melodrama “Conclave” (Focus). Yet the film is fundamentally a power-struggle potboiler …
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NEW YORK (OSV News) — Cast aside any concerns about the dangers of artificial intelligence — “The Wild Robot” (Dreamworks) has arrived, a Mary Poppins bot ready to chase your …
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NEW YORK (OSV News) — Any connection between the animated adventure “Transformers One” (Paramount) and the great Catholic historian Lord Acton may seem unlikely. Yet director Josh Cooley’s film is …
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NEW YORK (OSV News) – Evident good intentions are not matched by dramatic craftsmanship in the fantasy “Harold and the Purple Crayon” (Columbia). Though director Carlos Saldanha’s blend of animation …
