SPIRITED THINKING SINCE 1888
Karl Gustel Wärnberg
Niall Gooch
Hollywood
Empty vessels make the loudest sound
October 22, 2021
Recent changes in America’s abortion laws have resulted in the usual suspects taking to the airwaves to trumpet their creed of self-indulgence
The Unloved One
January 20, 2021
With a star-studded new HBO/BBC adaptation of Brideshead Revisited now being cast, William Cash reveals why Evelyn Waugh’s portrayal of a decadent upper-class Catholic family was banned in 1947 by the Hollywood censors
Parasite review: An unmitigated triumph for South Korea’s Ken Loach
February 13, 2020
South Korean director Bong Joon-ho is a devotee of Ken Loach, the British socialist director, and it shows. In Parasite, he uses a parable to explore the socio-economic malaise that pervades our postmodern societies. The story has resonated with audiences globally: it won the 2019 Palme d’Or and is the first non-English language movie to
Morning Catholic must-reads: 12/10/17
October 12, 2017
A daily guide to what's happening in the Catholic Church
Why Hollywood turned against Catholic priests
September 21, 2017
Once they were heroes; now filmmakers depict them as bitter men
Morning Catholic must-reads: 28/02/17
February 28, 2017
A daily guide to what's happening in the Catholic Church
‘I receive the Body of Christ through their hands’: Mark Wahlberg says he’s praying for priestly vocations
October 06, 2016
The actor said he had known many good and holy priests and hoped future generations would too
Scorsese’s Jesuit epic gets December US release
September 27, 2016
Silence, starring Liam Neeson, is based on Shusaku Endo's novel about Portuguese missionaries travelling to 17th-century Japan
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