Arts & Culture

“The Next Pope,” lists key issues the successor to Pope Francis needs to face, some of which are elimination of clericalism, Vatican institutional reforms and support of priests.

Although the Vatican knows Christmas may be very different this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, it already has chosen its stamps and the Nativity scene and tree that will stand in St. Peter’s Square.

If the monster movie “Come Play” (Focus) is only reasonably effective in frightening its audience, it is at least refreshingly free of objectionable material, including gore.

“Understated in its approach and mature in its values, the low-key comedy ‘On the Rocks’ is an amiable enterprise suitable for a grown audience.”

A death penalty discussion with a wrongly convicted 38-year-old, Alfred Dewayne Brown, tells his story of how he kept hope.

The dispute among historians about the life and work of Father Kentenich continues with a new book based on old witness testimonies portraying the priest as an abusive manipulator.

“Fishbowl” (Gravitas Ventures) deals with a grieving family and the obsession with the end of the world.

In the seemingly endless battle between the light and dark sides first chronicled on the big screen by writer-director George Lucas in 1977, pilots race across space in “Star Wars: Squadrons” (Electronic Arts).