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John Dougherty is the director of mission and ministry at St. Joseph’s Preparatory School in Philadelphia, Pa.
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.
Madison Lawlor as Jenny in ‘Green and Gold.’ (Childe Productions)
Arts & CultureFilm
John Dougherty
The new film ‘Green and Gold’ credits prolific Christian writer and farmer Wendell Berry as its biggest influence. It’s easy to see why.
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?
Karla Sofía Gascón, right, and Zoe Saldaña in a scene from "Emilia Pérez" (Shanna Besson/Netflix via AP).
Arts & CultureFilm
John Dougherty
‘Emilia Pérez’ is wildly divisive, facing criticism for its portrayal of Mexico and its handling of transgender issues. Our critic enjoyed it.
Nicholas Hoult in 'Juror #2' (Claire Folger/Warner Bros.)
Arts & CultureCatholic Movie Club
John Dougherty
“Juror #2” confronts us with an uncomfortable reality: following your conscience often comes at great personal cost.
Arts & CultureFilm
John Dougherty
In 1930, Hollywood teamed up with the Catholic Church. The result was the Production Code, a document that dictated what movies could and could not depict.
Arts & CultureFilm
John Dougherty
Robert Eggers’s ‘Nosferatu’ walks the line between desire and dread, the thrill and terror of surrender.
Michael Caine in ‘The Muppet Christmas Carol’ (Disney)
Arts & CultureCatholic Movie Club
John Dougherty
That idea of “keeping Christmas” is an invitation and a challenge to consider what Christmas really means to us.
Edmund Gwenn and Natalie Wood in “Miracle on 34th Street” 
Arts & CultureCatholic Movie Club
John Dougherty
We have all heard that “blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.” “Miracle on 34th Street” suggests that we must believe in order to see.