'Zootopia 2' review: A frolicking good time and a message for the moment
Samantha Smith reviews the new animated sequel to an Academy Award-winning feature centering issues of prejudice and unconscious bias.
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'Wicked: For Good' review: Crisp and timely social commentary in musical form
Nate TInner-Williams reviews the sequel to last fall's blockbuster, calling it a defiant romp that is inspiring and challenging all at once.
'The New Yorker at 100' review: The Whitest man in town
Nate Tinner-Williams on a new film praising the darling magazine of American elites—which he says is a tone-deaf attempt to distill by deletion.
'Clemente' review: A secular hagiography of a Black Catholic baseball star
Nate Tinner-Williams reviews a new documentary that gets religion wrong but impact right with its close-up lens on the MLB's "Great One".
'Nuns vs. The Vatican' review: A much-needed new angle on clerical abuse
Nate Tinner-Williams on a film uncovering the scourge of abuse against women religious—centering on the high-profile Jesuit artist Marko Rupnik.
'Eden' review: Survival of the fittest, morally speaking
Nate Tinner-Williams says the new film indirectly gives cautionary lessons on the violent effects of abandoning humanity in search of utopia.
'Highest 2 Lowest' review: Did this silly film just take me hostage?
Nate Tinner-Williams writes that the new Spike Lee film is unable to rise above a juvenile script—despite Denzel Washington's best efforts.
'The Knife' review: Arresting, but also more than a bit absurd
Nate Tinner-Williams says the directorial debut from former NFL star Nnamdi Asomugha is compelling on the surface, but gives way to cartoonery.
Review: 'Black Bag' wows with spy thriller themes on bedrock of virtue messaging
Nate Tinner-Williams reviews Steven Soderbergh's latest, which promotes marriage and fidelity while not skimping on complexity or cinema.
Review: 'The Chosen: Last Supper' continues show's epic Biblical run
Jonathan Roumie's Jesus and the gang are back for the bombastic beginnings of the Passion, bringing suspense and intrigue to the small screen.
Review: 'Piece by Piece' is a LEGO musical documentary worth a spin
The Pharrell Williams animated flick brings unconventional style to an influential musical figure who embodies nothing less.
Review: 'The Colors Within' is a Catholic-themed anime film with serious musical flair
Nate Tinner-Williams says the movie is remarkable in its willingness to explore teen angst and spirituality with, shall we say, uncolored glasses.
Beyonce takes Album of the Year at 2025 Grammys, among other Catholic-connected Black wins
The Catholic-raised Houstonian is the first Black woman to win the award since 1999, and the first of any gender to win Country Album of the Year.
'Gladiator II' review: A troubling exercise in empire
Nate Tinner-Williams writes that the ennobling of global European rule leaves something to be desired in the long-anticipated sequel to a classic.
Bessie Stringfield documentary short eligible for 2025 Oscars
The award-winning film qualified with a weeklong cinema run in Southern California and has won awards at film festivals across the country.
Review: 'Conclave' brings fictional Church politics down to earth
Samantha Smith says the new film is a Catholic-themed thriller with an air of humanity amidst lofty themes of division and decision.