If you're a young indie filmmaker going to debut with a football movie, better set it in Texas, make it about more than football, and get a star from Friday Night Lights. Director Rob Smat's "The Last Whistle," landing in theaters and digital streaming on Friday, hits all three. Read more
Currently airing on Netflix after a run on PBS last September, acclaimed documentarian Ken Burns' latest effort, "The Mayo Clinic: Faith - Hope - Science," explores the history of the famed Minnesota hospital and medical-research facility ... and finds some determined Franciscan nuns. Read more
Christ asked us to love our enemies and forgive those who do us wrong. The documentary "Emanuel" demonstrates just how hard, controversial and powerful doing that can be. Read more
Dare I say it, but Amazon Prime's adaptation of "Good Omens" is fun, witty, clever, entertaining and just plain, well, good. Read more
It thrived as a blockbuster gospel album, but a technical issue -- and the Queen of Soul herself -- held back the release of the film version of "Amazing Grace," director Sydney Pollack's 1972 Aretha Franklin concert documentary. Now, it's here. Read more
If you've never seen "Deadwood," I hardly know where to start, other than to say it's time for a serious binge, capped off by the movie-length conclusion, airing Friday, May 31, on HBO. But gird your loins, children, it's a rough ride. Read more
On Memorial Day, May 27, the day to recall fallen military members, NatGeo Channel premiered "The Hot Zone," reminding us that not all battles involve aircraft carriers and tanks. Read more
Sundance TV airs an eight-episode, international production of Umberto Eco's theological and literary labyrinth of a novel, "The Name of the Rose." Read more
A teaser trailer came out last December, but now the full trailer for the film version of "Downton Abbey" is here, and as hoped for, it's juicy and full of familiar faces. Read more
HBO's "Game of Thrones" is finally over, and reaction to the last season in general, and Sunday night's finale in particular, is decidedly mixed. I turn to a priest/filmmaker pal for some perspective. Read more
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