Reviews

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‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ is adult fare

Chris Pratt reprises his starring role as Peter Quill, aka Star-Lord, in “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” (Disney), and writer-director James Gunn returns to helm the project. But there’s a somber tone to long patches of this wrap-up of the trilogy.

• With ‘The Journey’ Bocelli gives us a Holy Week treat

  

  By ANDREW PETIPRIN
  Published marzo 31, 2023

  In celebration of his faith, family, friends, and homeland, Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli recently embarked on a 200-mile pilgrimage—on horseback—along the Via Francigena, from Rome to his provincial Italian estate. The result is the new film “The Journey.”

• ‘Jesus Revolution ‘doctrinally dodgy’ but uplifting

  By JOHN MULDERIG, OSV News
  Published marzo 22, 2023

  The Woodstock generation gets religion in the fact-based drama “Jesus Revolution” (Lionsgate). Refreshingly free of the usual objectionable ingredients, this generally appealing Evangelically-flavored look back at a somewhat surprising chapter in Baby Boomer history is doctrinally dodgy but ethically uplifting. 

• Minions: The Rise of Gru

  

  By JOHN MULDERIG, Catholic News Service
  Published julio 8, 2022

  A ’70s vibe adds verve to the animated origin story “Minions: The Rise of Gru” (Universal). The result is a generally wholesome and breezy bit of entertainment. But a minor ingredient in the mix plays on Catholic sensibilities in a way that may prove slightly grating to parents of faith.