Arts & Culture

“Apex Legends” (Electronic Arts), a first-person multiplayer shooter, drew a record 10 million gamers within the first 72 hours of its release.

Tyler Perry has given his alter ego Mabel “Madea” Simmons, in what is billed as the final film of her escapades, a sweet and funny valedictory in “A Madea Family Funeral” (Lionsgate).

Two books make clear, St. Oscar Romero was killed because of his advocacy of Catholic social justice teachings and for taking the government to harsh task for violating these.

Veteran New York Times reporter and columnist Dan Barry is thinking of making the leap from writing nonfiction narratives to novelist. But if pure fiction is to come, it doubtless will feature no shortage of real-life infused parables.

Chicago Auxiliary Bishop Joseph N. Perry, postulator of Father Augustus Tolton’s sainthood cause, said he was “touched emotionally” by the portrayal of the African-American priest’s boyhood and family life in the new short film “Across.”

Regrets about “Greta” (Focus)? You’ll have a few. But this psychological thriller still rises to the level of a guilty pleasure thanks to the abundant talent of its lead players, Isabelle Huppert and Chloe Grace Moretz.

To help Catholics observe Lenten abstinence rules, any fast-food restaurant worth its salt — and sodium is in abundance at those places — offers a fish sandwich on its menu, and starts airing TV commercials for them.

Faith, forgiveness and healing were some of the central topics that emerged during a recent panel discussion about the forthcoming abortion-themed film “Unplanned” at New York City’s Sheen Center for Thought & Culture.