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.

Stop-Loss

Directed by Kimberly Peirce (Paramount, 2008) Five years and more than 4,000 U.S. deaths after the president declared "mission accomplished," the...

The torture show

   Jack Bauer and 24 have made torture mainstream in American homes and psyches. Not long ago torture scenes were rare on TV, and both TV and the...