Reviews

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Dell’Anna offers powerful performance in ‘Cabrini’ 

In 1946, Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini was canonized by Pope Pius XII. Four years later, she was named the patron saint of immigrants. To judge by the luminous profile “Cabrini” (Angel Studios), however, she might just as easily be regarded as the patroness of the indomitable. 

• ‘Journey to Bethlehem’ is lively film, filled with song and dance 

  

  By BY JOHN MULDERIG, OSV News
  Published November 16, 2023

  Swedish producer Adam Anders has long been associated with such peppy musical fare as the Fox TV series “Glee” and the big-screen comedy “Rock of Ages.” He makes his directorial debut with the lively song and dance-filled film “Journey to Bethlehem.”

• ‘The Miracle Club’ centers around Lourdes pilgrimage

  

  By JOHN MULDERIG, OSV News
  Published August 1, 2023

  A pilgrimage to Lourdes provides the framework for the tender drama “The Miracle Club” (Sony Classics). By turns humorous and touching, director Thaddeus O’Sullivan’s delicate film will appeal to grown-ups and perhaps mature teens.

• Sound of Freedom a fact-based drama on trafficking

  

  By JOHN MULDERIG, OSV
  Published August 1, 2023

  God’s children are not for sale.” Such is the motto of Tim Ballard, the indefatigably determined real-life crimefighter portrayed by Jim Caviezel in “Sound of Freedom.”