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Film Review

Tender drama examines the philosophy of care

In “All of a Sudden”, a nursing home manager’s friendship with a terminally-ill theatre director deepens her commitment to her residents’ dignity. Source: Australian Catholics.

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Intense family drama with a secret at its heart

This British drama’s Internet Movie Database synopsis of & Sons, “A writer tries to reconnect with his sons”, must be one of the mightiest understatements of a synopsis. This is an intense drama, centred on one of Bill Nighy’s most outstanding performances. Source: Australian Catholics.

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Bees, bluegrass and a magnetic McConaughey

In ‘The Rivals of Amziah King’, a beekeeper, musician and anchor of his community reunites with his former foster daughter and fends off threats to his honey business. Source: Australian Catholics.

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Crude humour drives road movie off the road

In “Holy Days”, a trio of nuns take a trip across New Zealand to save their convent from a property developer. Source: Australian Catholics.

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Insight into the formative years of America’s first hero

In “Young Washington”, the future first president of the United States faces war, betrayal and impossible choices. Source: Australian Catholics.

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Fron Samoa to the world’s great opera stages

“Tenor: My Name is Pati” tells the remarkable story of Samoan opera star Pene Pati, who sang his way from humble origins onto the world’s greatest opera stages. Source: Australian Catholics.

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Astonishing reimagining that gets to soul of the story

“The Odyssey” is an adaptation of Homer’s Ancient Greek epic, chronicling the journey of Odysseus, the legendary Greek king of Ithaca, on his return home after the Trojan War. Source: Australian Catholics.

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Moana paddles her canoe from animation to live action

Australian Catherine Laga’aia makes her screen debut in “Moana”, the live action remake of Disney’s 2016 hit animated film. Source: Australian Catholics.

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Worker’s death poses deep questions for devoted nun

First Light is a film with strong Catholic characters and themes in which an elderly nun witnesses a young construction worker’s fatal accident, compelling her to question the ethical principles of the institution to which she has devoted her life. Source: Australian Catholics.