His novel, “Hollywood, Ending,” charts a new path for John Green, offering a sharper social critique than his Y.A. work.
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Patrick Stewart played Star Trek like it was ‘Henry IV’
When he died last week, Patrick Stewart left behind a legacy of astonishing variety and impact.
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A Jesuit priest on why we love (or hate) scary movies
On this week’s special Halloween episode of “Jesuitical,” hosts Ashley McKinless and Zac Davis speak with Father Ryan Duns about the Catholic fascination with horror movies.
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‘You Can See Everything’—but what can you believe?
In Nathan Fielder’s new documentary about Elizabeth Holmes, the audience enters a hall of mirrors.
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‘The Devils’—graphic, obscene and utterly depraved—was censored in 1971. Now it’s back in theaters.
‘The Devils’ prompted accusations of blasphemy for its transgressive content. It’s also an expertly crafted picture that, until now, has been nearly impossible to see in full.
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Actor Chris Pratt joins Pope Leo in new documentary about St. Peter’s long-lost remains
In a new documentary produced in collaboration with the Vatican, actor Chris Pratt and Pope Leo XIV venture into the secret catacombs under St. Peter’s Basilica, exploring how the long-lost remains of the first apostle were found.
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What I saw at the premiere (for the trailer) of the new Narnia movie
Just a few short hours before the trailer for Greta Gerwig’s “Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew” went live on Tuesday afternoon, I watched it in a theater with Gerwig herself.
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‘The Others:’ A ghost story where faith is religious but not spiritual
In “The Others,” starring Nicole Kidman, Grace has to open herself to a spiritual understanding broader and stranger than the one she holds.
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‘Primetime’ brings ‘To Catch a Predator’ to the big screen—but looks for evil in all the wrong places
‘Primetime’ gives us an easy target for our disgust so we can ignore the finger pointing back at us.
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Searching for yourself in medieval times: Lena Dunham’s ‘Catherine Called Birdy’
We may have running water and better hygiene, but “Catherine Called Birdy” reminds us that we have plenty in common with our medieval ancestors.