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SDG Reviews ‘Jungle Cruise’: An Underwhelming Ride to Nowhere
Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt are highly watchable, but Disney’s latest theme-park movie trails haplessly in the wake of Pirates of the Caribbean without a ghost of its inspiration.
SDG Reviews ‘Black Widow’: A Botched Farewell
Too little, too late: Marvel’s long-delayed solo outing for its first costumed heroine is clearly influenced by the Bourne franchise, but in place of Jason Bourne’s moral seriousness has only glib quips about the horrors of its premise.
SDG Reviews ‘Of Animals and Men’: Extraordinary Story, Mixed Presentation
A Polish documentary about the true story of Polish heroism behind ‘The Zookeeper’s Wife’ — in theaters for a one-day Fathom event — is undermined in the telling, especially by English dubbing.
SDG Reviews ‘Luca’: A Sweet Film Burdened by Tiresome Tropes
Echoes of Japanese animation legend Hayao Miyazaki are largely obscured by Disney/Pixar’s abiding obsessions with parables of intolerance and enlightenment, bullying bad guys, and ‘Junior Knows Best’ stories of narrow-minded parental rules and youthful defiance leading to social breakthrough.
SDG Reviews ‘A Quiet Place Part II’
Like the taut 2018 original film, writer-director John Krasinski’s effective horror sequel depicts extremely abnormal circumstances that highlight the stuff of ordinary human life: family relationships, growing up, people relying on one another.
SDG Reviews ‘The Mitchells vs. the Machines’
The producers of ‘The LEGO Movie’ and ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ are back with a rollicking adventure about a semi-dysfunctional family taking on the robot apocalypse, now on Netflix.
Catholic Actors Mark Wahlberg and Mel Gibson Telling Story of Helena Priest Father Stu in New Movie
“His conversion is phenomenal, from being an agnostic trouble maker to having a mystical encounter with God,” Father Tolleson said.
A Triduum Ritual: ‘The Miracle Maker’
Why an animated Jesus movie has been a fixed part of my family’s Triduum celebration for more than two decades.
SDG Reviews ‘Resurrection’: A Sense of Revelation Is Lacking
Like other LightWorkers productions, ‘Resurrection’ fails to evoke the surprise and newness of Jesus’ words and actions.
