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MOVIE REVIEW: Mary Poppins Returns as the Perfect Nanny in whimsical fashion

Emily Blunt stars in a scene from the movie “Mary Poppins Returns”, a sequel to the 1964 film “Mary Poppins”. Photo: Jay Maidment/Disney. It has taken more than half a century, but at long last Mary Poppins returns (Disney). The result is a delightful sequel to the 1964 classic that will divert all but the youngest and most skittish members of the family. Flashing forward some two dec...
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MOVIE REVIEW: Instant Family

Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne star in a scene from the movie “Instant Family”. Photo: Paramount Pictures/CNS. By John Mulderig It’s rare that a movie can reasonably be expected to accomplish some good in the real world. But director and co-writer Sean Anders’ blend of comedy and drama, Instant Family(Paramount) may be the exception. This warm evocation of both the challenges and the...
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MOVIE REVIEW: Robin Hood fails to ignite interest

Taron Egerton stars in a scene from the movie “Robin Hood”. Photo: Lionsgate/CNS. By John Mulderig Someone behind Robin Hood (Summit) – presumably one or both of the screenwriters, Ben Chandler and David James Kelly – has mummy issues with Holy Mother Church. As a result, vicious anti-Catholicism permeates this otherwise merely dopey take on the classic legend. We know we’re not...
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MOVIE REVIEW: Creed II packs more than a punch

Sylvester Stallone, Wood Harris, Michael B Jordan and Jacob Duran star in a scene from the movie “Creed II”. Photo: MGM/CNS. By John Mulderig Moviegoers under 33 take note: You had yet to be born when Rocky IV, the 1985 film that hovers in the background of the sports drama Creed II (MGM), was released. While viewers of any age will know what to expect from this latest extension of the...
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RECIPE: Poisson en Papillote

By Matthew Lau In this December 2018 edition of The Record Magazine, we celebrate great women of the Church. In the culinary world of inspirational females, one can look no further than Julia Child, a passionate chef recognised for bringing French cuisine to the American public. Fish baked in parchment paper is a foolproof and versatile recipe, the technique of which cooks the fillet ever so...
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MOVIE REVIEW: Hope exists for those who seek in An Interview with God

Brenton Thwaites as Paul Asher and David Strathairn as ‘The Man’ in ‘an Interview with God’. Photo: Supplied. By Peter Sheehan This American film develops an intriguing plot line about a crisis-ridden journalist who returns home after covering the war in Afghanistan, and then conducts a series of interviews with someone who claims he is God. The journalist named Paul Asher-played b...
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MOVIE REVIEW: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Johnny Depp stars in a scene from the movie “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald”. Photo: Warner Bros/CNS. By John Mulderig For a film about magic, 2016’s Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them was strangely lacking in enchantment. So it’s welcome news that the follow-up, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (Warner Bros) is sharper and more engaging, though defects rem...
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BOOK REVIEW: ‘In God’s Image’ speaks about upholding human dignity through an Archbishop’s eyes

Melbourne Archbishop Comensoli DD with Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP. Photo: Supplied. Drawing knowledge and inspiration gained through the completion of his doctoral thesis at the University of Edinburgh, the recently elected Melbourne Archbishop Peter Comensoli launched a new book that defends human dignity, particularly of people who suffer with disabilities. The Sydney launch of ...
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MOVIE REVIEW: New Life reminds audience there is hope in despair

Ava (Erin Bethea) and Benjamin Morton (Jonathan Patrick Moore) on their wedding day. Photo: Supplied. By Theresia Titus Through a simple storyline, New Life tells the audience of a subtle Christian message about how the smallest light of hope is always there even in the most unbearable situations. Directed by Drew Waters, a television actor who makes his directing debut with the re...
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MOVIE REVIEW: The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

Mackenzie Foy, Keira Knightley, Eugenio Derbez and Richard E Grant star in a scene from the movie “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms”. Photo: Disney/CNS. By John Mulderig German author ETA Hoffmann’s tale The Nutcracker and the Mouse King has proven a remarkably rich bit of source material since its initial publication in 1816. Translated into French by Alexandre Dumas the elder, it g...
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