Here are the latest movie reviews from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Office for Film and Broadcasting. In addition to MPAA ratings, these reviews include faith-based USCCB classifications and summaries of the key film elements on which the classifications are based.
Reviews of hundreds of older films also are available on the USCCB Web site.
Click here to view a list of USCCB classifications and MPAA ratings.
- February 17, 2012
- The Vow
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- NEW YORK (CNS) -- Poor Channing Tatum! Though he isn't gone, he is forgotten in "The Vow" (Screen Gems), director and co-writer Michael... Read More
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- February 17, 2012
- Man on a Ledge
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NEW YORK (CNS) -- When an ex-cop is falsely convicted of stealing a multimillion-dollar diamond and sentenced to 25 years in jail,... Read More- Comments(0)
- February 17, 2012
- The Secret World of Arrietty
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NEW YORK (CNS) -- From Japan's celebrated animation outfit Studio Ghibli and director Hiromasa Yonebayashi comes the poignant fable "The...
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- February 17, 2012
- This Means War
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NEW YORK (CNS) -- Ill-conceived cinematically, and pervaded by a misguided view of human sexuality, the action and romance blend "This Means...
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- February 10, 2012
- Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
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NEW YORK (CNS) -- Given the prescience and speculative power of his imagination regarding science and technology, it's safe to assume...
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- February 10, 2012
- Safe House
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NEW YORK (CNS) -- Moviegoers will find "Safe House" (Universal) anything but a refuge. In fact, the titular CIA facility, located in...
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- February 10, 2012
- Chronicle
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NEW YORK (CNS) -- "Quis ut Deus?" This Latin motto, traditionally associated with St. Michael the Archangel (whose Hebrew name itself has a...
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- February 3, 2012
- The Grey
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NEW YORK (CNS) -- "The Grey" (Open Road) respectfully obeys the immutable law of all story lines in which an aircraft crashes in the Arctic:...
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- February 3, 2012
- The Woman in Black
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NEW YORK (CNS) -- Reputed to be one of the most frightening ghost stories ever written, Susan Hill's 1983 novel "The Woman in Black" must...
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- February 3, 2012
- Big Miracle
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NEW YORK (CNS) -- "Free Willy," the 1993 whale rescue film, looks like child's play when compared to "Big Miracle" (Universal), in which not...
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