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In 60 Seconds: Jersey Boys! Chef! Edge of Tomorrow! More!

Deacon Steven D. Greydanus Blogs

In our latest episode of Reel Faith, David and I review the Clint Eastwood adaptation of the Broadway musical Jersey Boys, the Jon Favreau crowd-pleasing indie Chef and the Jonah Hill–Channing Tatum sequel 22 Jump Street. (Find out where and when to watch Reel Faith — and check out our new website!)

As for the 60s below: I enjoyed both of the current releases I reviewed, but the one I’m really excited about is Chef. I’m also really excited about Ernest & Celestine, new on home video this week.

Jersey Boys (DD)

Sherry. Sherry baby.

Chef (SDG)

I watched pretty much the whole second half of this movie with a smile on my face.

Edge of Tomorrow (SDG)

I’m a sucker for a good time-bending movie. This is a good time-bending movie.

How to Train Your Dragon 2 (DD)

David’s take on the DreamWorks sequel (see also my full review).

Ida (SDG)

I botched a line in my original Reel Faith review of the Polish Ida, so here’s the corrected version.

Ernest & Celestine (SDG)

New on home video. I can’t imagine the soul who could watch this movie without smiling.

More 60 second reviews!

Deacon Steven D. Greydanus

Deacon Steven D. Greydanus Deacon Steven D. Greydanus is film critic for the National Catholic Register, creator of Decent Films, a permanent deacon in the Archdiocese of Newark, and a member of the New York Film Critics Circle. For 10 years he co-hosted the Gabriel Award–winning cable TV show “Reel Faith” for New Evangelization Television. Steven has degrees in media arts and religious studies, and has contributed several entries to the New Catholic Encyclopedia, including “The Church and Film” and a number of filmmaker biographies. He has also written about film for the Encyclopedia of Catholic Social Thought, Social Science, and Social Policy. He has a BFA in Media Arts from the School of Visual Arts in New York, an MA in Religious Studies from St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Overbrook, PA, and an MA in Theology from Immaculate Conception Seminary at Seton Hall University in South Orange, NJ. Steven’s writing for the Register has been recognized many times by the Catholic Press Association Awards, with first-place wins in 2017 and 2016 and second-place wins in 2019 and 2015. Steven and his wife Suzanne have seven children.

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