Worth Watching

There are two types of Christmas movies: the classics such as Miracle on 34th Street or It’s a Wonderful Life and then there are the contemporary Hallmark Channel or Netflix Originals. I’ve heard people lament, especially about the latter,…

The movie I Am Patrick (available on DVD) is a documentary chronicling the life of St. Patrick with dramatizations of moments from his life, as well as expert commentary from St. Patrick scholars. When I watch a documentary I am hoping to…

When I heard that a movie was being made named The Two Popes I was intrigued. I was further interested when I heard that Benedict XVI and Francis would be the titular popes. A little bit of a disclaimer, Pope Benedict XVI is one of my…

I am a member of the Knights of Columbus and have been for almost 20 years. I am always amazed at the good works performed and money raised for charity; the sheer volume of hours, and the staggering amount of money raised every year…

Unplanned, that opens in theaters March 29, is about the experience of Abby Johnson a former Planned Parenthood clinic director who has a stunning, and some might say miraculous, transformation into a true prolife activist. The film…

Through my work writing reviews at CatholicDigest.com I am often times sent links to videos or DVDs to preview. So are very good and some are, to be charitable, OK. This review is for the new History channel four-part series about Jesus…

The best movie for Lent might be an hour at the Adoration chapel and no movie at all. But my family does like to use media to drive home lessons with our boys and our girls. During Lent we try to present movies about the story of salvation…

I’m not normally someone who likes to watch foreign films. However, the subject of the French film The Apparition piqued my interest as it was a secular film telling the story of a teenage girl who has claimed to have seen an apparition of…

I have a confession to make. Strange coming from a priest I know, but here it is: I’m not a fan of Christmas-themed movies unless it is the original Die Hard which is a Christmas movie and don’t let anyone else tell you different. But I…

I will confess going into the viewing of Instant Family I was a little skeptical of what the comedy film that hits theaters on Nov. 16 would be. Would it be as funny as I wanted it to be? Would there be touching moments and life lessons?…