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Monsters University [video]

Is it “okay to be okay” if you’re Pixar? Monsters University: : my “Reel Faith” 60-second review.

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Much Ado About Nothing [video] (2012)

Shakespeare knows how to throw a party … and so does Joss Whedon.

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Man of Steel [video]

A Superman movie for our times — but is that a good thing? Man of Steel: my “Reel Faith” 60-second review.

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On the Air: Kresta, Catholic Answers Live & Reel Faith

This evening, I’ll be on Catholic radio from sometime during the last hour of “Kresta in the Afternoon” (5pm EDT) through the first hour of “Catholic Answers Live” (6pm EDT), discussing the latest movies and much more. Listen live

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Now You See Me [video]

The closer you look, the less you see? Now You See Me: my “Reel Faith” 60-second review.

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After Earth [video]

Is After Earth really as bad as people are saying? Here’s my “Reel Faith” 60-second review.

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New Ghibli Blu-rays! My Neighbor Totoro and Howl’s Moving Castle

This week, one of Hayao Miyazaki’s most beloved and accomplished features, along with one of his less successful efforts, debut on Blu-ray.

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Fast & Furious 6 [video]

Fast & Furious 6 in 60 seconds: my “Reel Faith” review.

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The Great Gatsby [video]

The Great Gatsby in 60 seconds: my “Reel Faith” review.

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Reel Faith on Fox News & The Catholic Channel!

Coming to Fox News and The Catholic Channel: Reel Faith! Well, not permanently or anything. (Not yet, anyway.) But in the next 24 hours or so David DiCerto and I will be appearing on both venues to talk about Reel Faith and movies in theaters.

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Lines I Wish I Had Written: Baz Lurhmann’s The Great Gatsby

Hat tip to Stephanie Zacharek (Village Voice) for the perfect use of that popular critical flourish, the reapplication of a movie quote as auto-criticism of the film, in her review of Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby.

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Reel Faith Summer Season Premiere This Friday!

The fourth season of Reel Faith premieres this week — and we’re growing!

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On the Air: Catholic Answers Live & Reel Faith

This evening, Friday, May 17, I'll be appearing on the first hour of “Catholic Answers Live” (6pm–7pm EDT). Next week, tune in for the summer season premiere of Reel Faith!

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Pain & Gain [video]

Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson, Tony Shalhoub, Ed Harris…how bad could it be?

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Iron Man Three [video]

Iron Man Three in 60 seconds: my “Reel Faith” review.

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Iron Man 2 [video]

Iron Man 2 in 60 seconds: my “Reel Faith” review.

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Iron Man [video]

Iron Man in 60 seconds: my “Reel Faith” review.

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From Up on Poppy Hill [video]

Studio Ghibli takes a break from high-flying fantasy in this naturalistic, nostalgic coming-of-age story.

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42 [video]

42 in 60 seconds: my “Reel Faith” review.

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To the Wonder [video]

To the Wonder in 60 seconds: my “Reel Faith” review.