The story of Moses the Black, a 4th-century religious figure, comes to life on the streets of Chicago’s West Side in Yelena Popovic’s new film, Moses the Black...
TV and film
Browse through a collection of commentaries and reflections that look at modern television and film—from The Chosen to Star Wars—through a Catholic lens.
Task Created by Brad Ingelsby (HBO, 2025) Task’s creator, Brad Inglesby, grew up in a Catholic home, attending Archbishop John Carroll High School in Eastern...
There are few more energizing contemporary figures than Billie Jean King. Wimbledon tennis champion at the age of 17, winner of 39 major championship titles...
In October 2025, Mary Shelley’s renowned monster tale got a new cinematic treatment in Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein. Produced by Netflix, the film draws...
Long Story Short Created by Raphael Bob-Waksberg (Netflix, 2025) Long Story Short—a newcomer to Netflix’s already-robust catalogue of adult animation—is a...
For our Sounding Board column, U.S. Catholic asks authors to argue one side of a many-sided issue of importance to Catholics around the country. We also invite...
Nine Puzzles Directed by Yoon Jong-bin (Moonlight Film, 2025) Detective stories can be cliché. Often the humanity of the characters gets lost in the grisly...
Maybe you haven’t noticed him. Essentially a means to someone else’s ends, Mr. Potter’s anonymous manservant in Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life has a...
About two-thirds of the way through Wake Up Dead Man—the exhilarating third installment in Rian Johnson’s Knives Out series starring Daniel Craig as gentleman...
You know the story. Small-town girl achieves high-powered career success in the big city but can’t find true happiness until she comes back home. No one likes...
