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The Flowers of St. Francis

This is not realism, neo or otherwise. But while neither Rossellini nor his screenwriter— Federico Fellini—were conventionally Catholic, both incorporated Catholic themes in their work

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Lost Girls

You may already know the story, but this film makes the loss of so many young women so much more tragic.

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Emma (2020)

Themes of kindness, forgiveness, generosity, and love abound to offset the selfishness of the rising British upper class.

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Troop Zero

Here is captured the community nature of scouting as well as the excitement of NASA’s space program at that time.

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Burden

Inspired by true events, and telling a difficult story with simplicity and courage.

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The Way Back

The truncated movie season got me to ask, which among those already out was the most technically polished Catholic film of the year?

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Bad Education

Tassone’s rise and fall in this black comedy is mostly about his fall and hinges, ever so Greekly, on his own hubris.

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Revival!

Strikes a surprising pose: Acutely faithful to the Gospel of John, but somehow with a rampant imagination.

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Jump Shot

This story, about a genuinely good man, is the perfect film for a sports-starved audiences during the quarantine. 

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Slay the Dragon

Goodman and Durrance make the case that representatives assured of reelection are likely to be more radical, less cooperative across party lines and less responsive. Yet their bias is unmistakable.

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Vivarium

The metaphor that this film uses is ecological, not mythological. That’s nature, just the way things are.

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