Loading...
Loading...
Click here if you don’t see subscription options
Arts & CultureCatholic Movie Club
John Dougherty
‘A Man Escaped’ is a story of a man seeking temporal salvation, but Robert Bresson’s film takes on deeper meaning, becoming a parable of the Spirit.
Martin Sheen stars in a scene from the movie "The Way." (CNS photo/Producers Distribution Agency/ARC) (Oct. 7, 2011)
Arts & CultureCatholic Movie Club
John Dougherty
During Lent, we are called through death to new life. In “The Way” that journey becomes literal.
Oscar Isaac, Justin Timberlake and Carey Mulligan star in a scene from the movie "Inside Llewyn Davis" (CNS photo/CBS Films).
Arts & CultureCatholic Movie Club
John Dougherty
In Llewyn I see a reflection of the human soul: restless, fumbling towards eternal but frequently getting sidetracked.
RaMell Ross/Cinema Guild
Arts & CultureCatholic Movie Club
John Dougherty
RaMell Ross’ film ‘Nickel Boys’ is nominated for Best picture. His 2018 documentary is an attempt to express Black life and history as dynamic and vital.
Picturehouse
Arts & CultureCatholic Movie Club
John Dougherty
“Pan’s Labyrinth” embodies the core tension of Catholic life: the push and pull between the eternal and the worldly.
Richard Farnsworth plays 73-year-old farmer Alvin Straight in the film ''The Straight Story.'' (CNS photo from Disney) 
Arts & CultureCatholic Movie Club
John Dougherty
Is it a cop-out to honor David Lynch by reflecting on his least Lynchian film?