Directed by John Lee Hancock (Walt Disney Studios, 2013) It’s not hard to find a film that centers on someone who is suffering. In fact, it’s...
Author - Molly Jo Rose
The Head and The Heart (Sub Pop, 2013) Can we agree to stop comparing everyone to Mumford & Sons? Can we just agree to let that go? Every other review of...
The first time I heard the phrase “custody of the eyes,” I was not much older than 6 or 7. I was sitting beside my mom during Mass with her arm draped over my...
Directed by Joss Whedon (Lionsgate, 2013) After creating Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly, Dr. Horrible, and successfully directing the latest Avengers films...
Steve Martin and Edie Brickell (Rounder, 2013) Comedy icon, bona fide movie star, best-selling novelist, and accomplished banjo player. If that’s the...
Directed by Michael Apted (ITV Studios, 2012) It all started in 1964 with Seven Up!, a one-hour BBC documentary meant to show Great Britain its future through...
Local Natives (Frenchkiss Records, 2013) If Martin Mull is right and “writing about music is like dancing about architecture,” then there...
Directed by Gus Van Sant (Focus Features, 2013) The film Promised Land asks the question: Who is the bad guy? Is it the big, greedy company that wants to...
Editors’ note: Sounding Board is one person’s take on a many-sided subject and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of U.S. Catholic, its editors, or the...
Father Don leans forward in his chair. The air of the confessional is quiet, cool, and light. The small Polish priest is in all-black attire, save for the...
