— by BEV QUESTAD — “What is God’s will? How do we interpret it? How are we to understand it and act upon it?” asks Father Dunbar (Colman Domingo) of his congregation. But he also sits on the Transplant Committee, where he became a new voting member at the behest of a top investor. [...]
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Review: Silver Linings Playbook
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — Rarely do I fall in love with a film, but “Silver Linings Playbook” had me at “Excelsior,” a word Bradley Cooper’s character, Pat, chants as his mantra. We first meet Pat right as his apprehensive mother, Dolores (Jacki Weaver), picks him up from a psy[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘The Cry of the Owl’
— by RACHEL COYNE — “The Cry of the Owl” is based on a novel by Patricia Highsmith, the same author who created “The Talented Mr. Ripley,” a taught, clever, and suspenseful psychological thriller. Too bad it doesn’t look like “The Cry of the Owl” embodies any of those[...]