Author and filmmaker Jim Wahlberg shares how he overcame life on the streets of Boston, including addiction to drugs and alcohol and multiple prison sentences. He says, “I was in and out of detention centers, foster homes, halfway houses, all by the
Last year’s 90-minute documentary on Flannery O’Connor, simply titled “Flannery,” is a powerful, lively introduction to this unique American author from the deep South. Although she died of lupus at the tender age of 39 in 1964, she forged an impressive body
“Flannery,” a film from American Masters Pictures by Elizabeth Coffman and Mark Bosco, S.J., is a notable presentation about the American Catholic author Flannery O’Connor, her life and work, states James O. Tate Jr. in a review of the documentary. Tate writes:
A new documentary film that will be airing on some ABC affiliates around the country explores the life of Servant of God Nicholas Black Elk, a Native American who converted to Catholicism and helped to merge Lakota and Catholic culture in the
Lisa Hendey writes that with many families engaging in prescribed “social distancing” as the coronavirus reaches pandemic levels, managing screen time will be the new norm for the foreseeable future. It’s good to know that many of the online streaming services offer
Lisa Hendey writes that the docudrama “I Am Patrick,” which opens in theaters nationwide March 17 and 18, presents historically accurate information based on the writings of St. Patrick. The movie follows is a blend of dramatic recreation of Patrick’s life mixed
Dorothy Day, whose life was a series of seeming contradictions, might be bemused at this one: The DVD version of a documentary about her life has, more than a month before the film reaches the PBS airwaves, made it to the top
OSV publisher Scott P. Richert writes that while the producers of “The Two Popes” have been forthright in acknowledging that the film is a work of fiction, instead of presenting outright lies, the film presents half-truths that confuse viewers and serve only
The upcoming movie "Just Mercy" "has the potential to wake up out of a slumber the part of society that either doesn't believe the death penalty is still in practice or chooses to ignore it," according to two leaders of the Catholic
"The Two Popes," which begins streaming on Netflix on Dec. 20, invites us into two journeys, disparate at their outset, that eventually intersect and join toward an ultimate destination. As fellow travelers, we are invited by screenwriter Anthony McCarten into a flight