Our Sunday Visitor columnist Kathryn Jean Lopez wasn’t planning to watch the hit series ‘The Chosen.’ Too many Christian movies and shows misrepresent the Gospel to the general public. But when she did, despite obvious instances of poetic license, she found a
"Guadalupe: Mother of Humanity," a documentary by Goya Producciones, opens in the United States on Feb. 22. Its director, Andrés Garrigó, talked with OSV News about the film.
This documentary features scenes recreating the apparitions of Our Lady of Guadalupe to St. Juan
Ursula the Sea Witch may have been a voice in a cartoon, but Pat Carroll called the role "the one thing in my life that I'm probably most proud of. I don't even care if, after I'm gone, the only thing that
When Neal McDonough was first asked to play the devil in a new movie, he turned it down. “I can’t play Lucifer,” the 57-year-old actor, a Catholic, remembered saying. “That’s just too dark.” McDonough, who has starred in movies from “Minority Report”
In a cinematic world often captivated by action and spectacle, director Matthew Brown brings a refreshing depth of intellectual and philosophical engagement with his latest film, “Freud's Last Session.” This film features a screenplay co-written by Mark St. Germain and Brown and
Let's face it, the period between New Years and spring can be a dull one, made worse in many places by challenging winter weather. For those confronted by such an atmosphere, staying inside and hovering by a fireplace can be a tempting
Since his first appearance in author Roald Dahl’s 1964 children's novel, "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," magical confectioner Willy Wonka has become an iconic cultural figure. That applies both to the printed page and to the big screen where he has been
An independent film called "Trinity's Triumph," written and produced by a Newark archdiocesan priest, brings Catholic priests into the everyday landscape, peeling back the stained-glass curtain on the priesthood.
Father Stephen Fichter, pastor at St. Elizabeth of Hungary in Wyckoff and episcopal vicar
The following are capsule reviews of theatrical movies available now for streaming or scheduled for broadcast on network or cable television during the week of Dec. 24, as well as notes on TV programming for the same week.
For the last decade, Msgr. Paul Bochicchio of St. Francis Church in Hoboken has been advising as a spiritual consultant on the upcoming film "Cabrini," produced by Angel Studios about the life and ministry of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, set to debut