David Paul Baird is a film critic for The B.C. Catholic, and is assistant professor of theology at Catholic Pacific College.
One of those movies where you can glean pretty much everything you need to know from the trailer, The Courier offers a serviceable if rather underpowered espionage drama whose main … Continued
Another slump this cinematic season supplies an opportunity to turn back the clock. This week I warmly recommend Francesco (1989) – one of the most recent entries on the Vatican list of … Continued
The Netflix limited series Murder Among the Mormons offers a true-crime retrospective on a trio of bombings in 1985 Salt Lake City. Interspersing fresh interviews, era news footage, and impressively compelling … Continued
Subdued, modest in ambition, and quietly tragic, Minari (available to rent from your preferred streaming service) tells the story of a Korean family who immigrate to Alabama in pursuit of the … Continued
Sweet, upbeat, and continually entertaining, The Map of Tiny Perfect Things self-consciously riffs upon “the same day repeating” setup of Groundhog Day and Edge of Tomorrow, albeit this time with two persons … Continued
One of those films where someone gets cancer and slowly dies, Our Friend (available to rent at the cost of a pre-pandemic movie ticket from digital streamers like Cineplex or YouTube) … Continued
It has been a slow week for cinema, which makes it a good time to introduce you to a classic if you don’t know it already, On the Waterfront. This … Continued
The latest Pixar animated feature streaming on Disney+, Soul follows Joe, middle-aged band teacher and aspiring jazz pianist, who travels into the afterlife and back again after unexpectedly dying on the … Continued
At the surface, Sylvie’s Love (streaming on Prime Video) makes all the gestures of a classic romance torn between the spontaneous attractions of the heart and the calculations of social … Continued
Like a plate of microwaved leftovers, Mulan is the latest live-action reheat of a Disney animated favorite. Visually gorgeous yet otherwise rather underwhelming, the most remarkable quality of this rendition is … Continued