Dr. Seuss got it right. In “Horton Hears a Who” he tells the story of a Suessical elephant who has discovered minuscule human creatures living on what he calls a speck. Horton is committed to protecting […]
NEW YORK—Writer-director Greta Gerwig, who proved her bona fides as a screen moralist in 2017 with “Lady Bird,” has repeated the feat with her elegant, vibrantly emotional adaptation of the 19th-century classic “Little Women” (Sony). […]
No one gathered to fling confetti, blow horns, or set off fireworks at 11:59 p.m. on Nov. 30, 2019. Yet a minute later a New Year was about to begin — a new Church year. On […]
One of my all-time favorite lines from the Old Testament readings for Advent comes up on the season’s third Monday. It’s a mysterious and mystical line and, in some ways, an aggravating one. Nearly 1,200 years […]
NEW YORK—In “The Two Popes” (Netflix), their glossy but highly speculative account of supposedly real events, screenwriter Anthony McCarten and director Fernando Meirelles ill-advisedly try to extol Pope Francis (Jonathan Pryce) by trashing retired Pope […]
This is the season when children’s Christmas plays warm our souls. Little angels wearing tinsel halos and wings announce “Peace on earth” — possibly with a lisp. Tykes bearing makeshift shepherd staffs (sometimes fashioned from […]
NEW YORK—Last year, “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” — filmmaker Morgan Neville’s documentary about iconic public television children’s show host Fred Rogers (1928-2003) — achieved both critical acclaim and remarkable success at the box office. […]
SAN DIEGO—When it debuted in late 2018, “Buttons: A Christmas Tale” boasted an impressive number of famous names and familiar faces, but it was only shown in select theaters on Dec. 8 of that year. […]
Signage at the entry to a school near our Lowcountry convent urges students and their families to “Thank Life” at this time of year. It should not have startled me. After all, Thanksgiving Day is […]
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