Movie & Book Reviews

Movie Review: The Great Gatsby
May 10 2013
A great American novel doesn’t always, it seems, translate into a sure-fire film property.

Engaging book brings to life story of religion, race in United States
Apr 13 2013
From its inception, religion and race have both played important roles in the shaping of life in the United States.

Movie Review: 42
Apr 12 2013
To paraphrase the title of an earlier movie about the national pastime, hate strikes out in the historical drama “42” (Warner Bros.).

Jurassic Park
Apr 05 2013
Moviegoers are in for some extreme excitement if they venture within the terrifying boundaries of "Jurassic Park."

'Lukewarm Catholicism has no future,' George Weigel observes in latest book
Apr 02 2013
George Weigel wants the church to play with fire, and he contends that such a fire will engulf the church in what he calls “Evangelical Catholicism.”

Timonium parish is basis of book 'Rebuilt: Awakening the Faithful, Reaching the Lost, Making Church matter'
Mar 17 2013
Father Michael White and Tom Corcoran have written a book about how they built up Church of the Nativity in Timonium.

The top 10 movies and family films of 2012
Feb 10 2013
It’s time for the Media Review Office of Catholic News Service to offer its top 10 movie selections - and top 10 family films list - for 2012.

Baltimore filmmaker explores Virgin of Guadalupe’s impact in 1500s, today
Feb 03 2013
Baltimore filmmaker Tim Watkins tells the story of St. Juan Diego's enounter with the Blessed Virgin Mary in "The Blood and the Rose."

Archbishop Lori endorses book on new evangelization
Jan 28 2013
Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori has endorsed the book “Gospel in Action: A New Evangelization Day by Day.”

Movie Review: This is 40
Dec 21 2012
The supposed miseries of middle age - and of marriage - are showcased in the shrill comedy “This Is 40” (Universal).

Les Miserables
Dec 17 2012
Joseph McAleer of CNS reviews Les Miserables, with Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway.

Books with a link to the Archdiocese of Baltimore touch on a variety of topics
Dec 12 2012
Books linking to the archdiocese may make the perfect Christmas gift.

MOVIE REVIEW: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
Nov 19 2012
This film is the finale of the Twilight series.

Movie Review: Lincoln
Nov 09 2012
Daniel Day-Lewis portrays the former U.S. president in director Steven Spielberg’s historical drama “Lincoln."

Flight
Nov 03 2012
Fasten your seatbelts and prepare for a bumpy ride in "Flight" (Paramount), a morally ambiguous thriller.