Here in alphabetical order, are capsule reviews of 15 pictures in which fatherhood plays a prominent role.
Media Notebook: Fathers on Film
Movie Review: The Garfield Movie
The world’s most famous lasagne-loving, Mondays-averse feline gets a third big-screen outing with “The Garfield Movie” (Columbia).
Rolling out the red carpet: Jesus on the big screen
Columnist Jaymie Stuart Wolfe discusses the red carpet premiere for “Jesus Thirsts: The Miracle of the Eucharist.”
Movie Review: Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour
Taylor Swift’s movie is a powerful summation of her life and work so far. The idea for the film was to craft an experience just as communal and immersive as the vocalist’s live events.
Movie review: ‘Lourdes’
In this documentary, to be rereleased in theaters Feb. 8 and 9, filmmakers Alban Teurlai and Thierry Demaiziere present a moving portrait of one of the world’s most popular pilgrimage sites and of the suffering people who are drawn to it.
Former evangelical ‘reboots’ message on movies for Catholic audience
“The book shows how to evaluate the stories that movies tell and how to discern what they say about reality, God and what it means to be human.”
Director: Title of Polish cardinal’s biopic has dual meaning
The movie, a biopic about 20th-century Polish Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski, delves into the Polish Communist Party’s yearslong operation to delegitimize him. It will have a limited run on select U.S. screens Nov. 15 and Nov. 17.
Actor, filmmaker on North Dakota Catholic college’s faculty showcases state
“Sanctified,” shot in the North Dakota Badlands, is getting its premiere at cinemas across North Dakota starting Sept. 30 and throughout much of October.