TV and film

Oscar buzz: Catholic movie reviews

Hollywood celebrates the best in film from the past year with the Academy Awards show this weekend. What were your favorite movies of the year? Share your...

The Fighter

The Fighter Directed by David O. Russell (Paramount, 2010) Boxing films are invariably tales of lion-hearted toughs from the wrong side of the tracks...

TV; It’s not a black and white issue

It's a safe bet that Sister Rose Pacatte watches more TV and movies than you do. She even has TiVo, which only seriously addicted TV watchers will admit to...

The King’s Speech

The King’s Speech directed by Tom Hooper (Weinstein, 2010) In a season of gunslingers (True Grit) and brawlers (The Fighter), Tom Hooper has made a touching...

Tangled

Tangled Directed by Nathan Greno and Byron Howard (Disney, 2010) Like dozens of its predecessors, Disney’s 50th animated feature film transforms a fairy tale...

Hereafter

Hereafter Directed by Clint Eastwood (Warner Brothers, 2010) For almost half a century Clint Eastwood has been making films about death, but nearly all of...

The Town

The Town Directed by Ben Affleck (Warner Brothers, 2010) During the Depression Warner Brothers earned much of its weekly paycheck with gangster movies in which...