Catholic Film Reviews

Revenge is Sweat
Any Bond movie is greater than the sum of its parts. It has the whole weight of the 007 mythology behind it, and the ghost of Connery lurking in the wings. Daniel Craig has donned the tuxedo, spoken the line (“Bond. James Bond”) and driven the Aston Martin, but he’s made the role [...]

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Reviewed by John Murphy
He is a brooding Catalan painter in a red shirt (danger!) who looks like Javier Bardem but is named Juan Antonio. They are Vicky and Cristina (Rebecca Hall and Scarlett Johansson), two American Best-Friends-Forever visiting relatives for a summer in Barcelona. The painter makes them a semi-Indecent Proposal: fly with him to [...]

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Directed by Wong Kar Wai
reviewed by John Murphy
Internationally acclaimed Chinese filmmaker, Wong Kar Wai, made his debut in the English-language market with My Blueberry Nights, a sweet-looking but bland-tasting confection. His version of America is much like his version of China: neon-saturated streets, smoky bars, and all night diners that form the atmospheric backdrop to [...]

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