The movie tells us in its own way that image-consumed people can be driven to madness by their obsession with clothing.

Its narrative has pulling power, but cinematically it is a hard ask to address all these themes well, and it challenges both director and actors.

Amid all the glamor, drama, and fun, Feel the Beat offers something more profound.

It is a beautifully crafted film that highlights the gift that she is to humanity and to the literary field.

The doc places its subject among the great Catholic writers.

Rodriguez voices our reticence for her work today: “She captures the actual speech of people around her, and the speech of whites was racist.”

It grips viewers in a taut war thriller.

O’Connor did not write for children, and this profile of her is unsuitable for them as well.

There’s an adolescent quality to the nihilism that underlies Barbakow’s feature debut.

Sex is more fun than being Catholic. That’s the basic message of Maine’s semi-autobiographical film.

Suffice it to say her writing is not for the faint of heart.

Of course, how we respond relies very strongly on the performers.

This is a horror film with a difference.

To say that Greyhound has a plot would be stretching it.

While definitely a military action movie at its core, it is also an examination of perseverance, commitment to own's duty, and of enduring faith.

Worry not. Sarah and Nyles are stuck in time, but screenwriter Andy Siara does inventive things with their cosmic staycation.

To call the film a vehicle for Hanks is no putdown since its Everyman hero possesses precisely those qualities of character Hanks is so adept at portraying.

It proposes something that so many films before it featuring the cliche, fearless American war hero do not: the need for an ‘interior life’ in order to win the battles that matter the most.

Not only does it fill in the historical gaps of wartime understanding, but it also, and perhaps more importantly, inspires one to greatness in the eyes of God.

While there are a few clunker cases of overacting, the cast is for the most part strong and likable.