Beauty truly can come out of ashes as Ryan Reynolds reprises his starring role in Deadpool 2. Photo: Twentieth Century Fox/CNS. By Matt Lau & John Mulderig After the smash hit success of the original 2016 Deadpool movie, hopes are high for the sequel which again stars Ryan Reynolds as the wisecracking mercenary. Deadpool 2 (Fox), directed by David Leitch, delivers on its promise...

The Miracle of Love by Dr Margaret Ghosn, features key themes of healing wounds and warming hearts in this pastoral care guide. Image: Sourced. By Matthew Lau The Miracle of Love is a Coventry Press binding paperback authored by Margaret Ghosn, a Maronite Sister of the Holy Family. Dr Ghosn has published articles in various journals on subjects ranging from multi-culturalism in Australia, ...

This is the art for the movie Pope Francis: A Man of His Word. Photo: Focus/CNS. By John Mulderig Veteran filmmaker Wim Wenders respectfully profiles the current successor of St Peter in the well-crafted, sometimes moving documentary Pope Francis: A Man of His Word. Though Wenders also provides some narration, as his title suggests, he largely lets the pontiff speak for himself. ...

The book was released earlier this year by the late Brother Anthony Freeman LC, who passed away the night of Easter Sunday after serving at Mass celebrated by Pope Francis in St Peter’s Square. Photo: Supplied. By Josh Low Released in January this year, One Step Closer: 40 Doses of Motivation, Hacks, and Experiences to Share with Millennial Catholics is an inspiring and motivating book for ...

The Crucifixion of St Peter painted for the Cerasi Chapel of Santa Maria del Popolo in Rome by Italian-Baroque painter Caravaggio. Photo: Sourced. By Amanda Murthy Provocative, unsettling, creative yet controversial, Luna Palace Cinemas and Sharmill films presents a spectacular and rip-roaring tale, full of action, anguish and blood, as it pieces together the accurate historical recon...

Award-winning chief political reporter Latika Bourke tributes her untold adoption story to the parents who lovingly raised her as their own, in a country she calls home. Image: Sourced. By Amanda Murthy Lucky to be alive and well, award-winning chief political reporter Latika Bourke tributes her untold adoption story to the parents who lovingly raised her as their own, in a country she call...

Amy Schumer stars in the STX Entertainment movie “I Feel Pretty”. Photo: CNS/STXfilms. By Kurt Jensen Whacks to the noggin make such convenient plot devices. In I Feel Pretty, the latest Amy Schumer comedy, a tumble during a Soul Cycle workout gives her out-of-shape character the reverse of body dysmorphic disorder. Thus she sees herself as slim, beautiful and perfect – and this...

Paul, played by James Faulkner in the movie Paul Apostle of Christ, portrays a series of true events taken from the Bible, leading up to his death when he was martyred by the Romans. By Amanda Murthy From being the most infamous persecutor of Christians, to Jesus Christ’s most highly regarded apostle. The latest biblical narrative to be translated into film, entitled Paul, Apostle ...

Reese Witherspoon and Storm Reid star in a scene from the movie A Wrinkle in Time. Photo: CNS/Disney. By John Mulderig Director Ava DuVernay’s youth-oriented Disney fantasy film A Wrinkle in Time wants to blow your mind. Whether it succeeds will largely depend on your reaction to the sight of a giant version of Oprah Winfrey who, as a celestial guide called Mrs Which, dispenses New...

Biblical drama film Mary Magdalene will hit cinema screens across Australia on Thursday, 22 March, with Rooney Mara as lead actress. Photo: Supplied. By Callum Ryan Expectations were understandably high and somewhat tempered by the usual fears that an attempt to rewrite scripture was underway when it came to Australian director Garth Davis’ Mary Magdalene project, after the success of...