A surprisingly substantive film, "Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere" (20th Century) is more a psychological study than a musical biography. As such, it invites those older viewers for whom it's appropriate to engage with its sometimes troubling story intellectually and emotionally rather than be passively entertained.| Catholic Review
In the spring of 1938, when the figure of Superman made his first appearance in the pages of DC’s “Action Comics #1,” President Franklin Roosevelt’s efforts to combat the Great Depression via the New Deal were at their height. There had as yet been only one world war and Lou Gehrig was still playing for the New York Yankees.| catholicreview.org
NEW YORK – It’s too simplistic to refer to “Sorry, Baby” (A24) as a #MeToo movie. Yet the film is topical as well as important and compelling.| catholicreview.org
NEW YORK (OSV News) – Adult viewers willing to grapple with harsh material will find that the well-crafted but bleak dark comedy “Eddington” (A24) inspires some uneasy laughs. Those in search of light entertainment, by contrast, should definitely look elsewhere.| catholicreview.org
The following are capsule reviews of theatrical movies available now for streaming or scheduled for broadcast on network or cable television during the week of July 27, as well as notes on TV programming for the same week. Televised films may or may not be edited for language, nudity, violence and sexual situations while the programs listed have not been reviewed and therefore are not necessarily recommended by OSV News.| catholicreview.org
MIAMI (OSV News) — When Miami native Tom Llamas was named “NBC Nightly News” anchor following the retirement of Lester Holt, one of the first phone calls he placed was to the rector/president of his high school alma mater.| catholicreview.org
