Arts & Culture

This take of “Dolittle” (Universal) is a chaotic comic adventure, colorful, jaunty but unfocused and somewhat slipshod.

Starting March 2, the Vatican is opening its archives on the World War II pontificate of Pope Pius XII.

Forgiveness. It may sound easy, but in fact it’s one of the toughest challenges for us as humans and as Christians. Two new books point the way to new perspectives on this key experience that holds so much promise as well as so much difficulty for us.

There’s a lot not to like about “Like a Boss” (Paramount).

“1917” is a great movie about the Great War — by turns harrowing and lyrically beautiful, and deeply humane throughout.

Like the ocean depths in which it’s set, director William Eubank’s monster movie “Underwater” (Fox) is dim and murky.

“Arise: A Simple Story” (Techland) dips deep into the well of emotion as an old man looks back across the highs and lows of his life.

Valerie Sayers’ most recent work, “The Powers,” takes the reader to New York City in the summer of 1941, as Americans followed not only Joe DiMaggio’s 56-game hitting streak, but also the dire developments in Europe that would eventually drag the country into World War II.