When I was growing up in the ’70s, it seemed like good family movies arrived at our local single-screen movie theater every other week. Our family didn’t see many on the silver screen, but instead waited until they arrived on broadcast television (usually five to seven years).

By the time this review lands in your mailbox, you'll likely have seen dozens of print, television and online ads for the movie version of the best-selling porn novel 50 Shades of Grey. Groups like Morality in the Media blasted the film's R rating as way too soft. It truly needs an NC-17 stamp, which would have killed its box office appeal.

Most Catholics will never have the opportunity to set foot inside the Vatican museums. But now most Catholics have a chance to see the world’s most formidable art collection up close and personal — and in 3D.

Faith-based films are not what they used to be. Moms’ Night Out (Patricia Heaton) and When the Game Stands Tall (Jim Caviezel) from earlier this year are proof of that.

A follow-up to 2016: Obama’s America, Dinesh D’Souza’s revealing documentary explores a novel idea: What if America didn’t exist? What would the world look like? The founding fathers warned us that our freedoms could easily be lost. America stands at a crossroads, and the way we understand our past will determine our future. The film takes 21st-century Americans into the future by first visiting the past.

Inspired by a true story, When the Game Stands Tall tells the remarkable journey of legendary football coach Bob Ladouceur (Caviezel), who took the De La Salle High School Spartans from obscurity to a 151- game winning streak (1992-2003) that shattered all records for any American sport.

Nationally acclaimed evangelist John Luther (Remar) is the last obstacle in the way of sweeping religious reform. When a U.S. Senator (Davison) and Luther’s own supporters frame him for murder, an unprecedented era of persecution is unleashed.

It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a new comedy that I felt comfortable taking my 10-year-old to see. Sadly, most Hollywood writers and producers are unable to rise above the basest humor, resorting to extreme crudity.

One of the most difficult — and often-asked—questions Christians ask is, “What’s heaven like.” Scripture gives us some good answers and Jesus often talked about the Kingdom of God, but we always want to know more.

If you were around in the late 1950s and early 1960s, you’ll remember the rush of Hollywood Bible films — from Ben Hur (1959) to The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965), from The Ten Commandments (1956) to The Robe (1953).

There are so many reasons for pro-lifers to celebrate: Abortion rates are dropping every year, more people than ever are calling themselves pro-life, and ultrasound technology has put to rest the old lie that an unborn child is nothing more than a “clump of cells.”

While there are many Christmas movies to choose from during the holidays, there are a rare few that actually have something to do with the true meaning of Christmas — the incarnation of the Word Made Flesh, Jesus Christ.

I’ll never forget the first time I saw Les Misérables on Broadway. I was hooked. Every time I had the chance to visit Manhattan, I was sure to make the time to catch another performance. In all, I saw it at least five times.

Being somewhat of a film connoisseur, I am rarely surprised by movies these days. Action films have predictable plots, comedies have typical crude humor, dramas are often overacted, and Christian films tend to be preachy and cheaply produced.

Hollywood Chapter Legates Michael and Janeen Damian (Flicka 2, A Princess for Christmas) deliver yet another remarkable romantic comedy. The couple takes writing, directing and producing credits for this Hallmark Channel original movie, which co-stars Janeen’s father, James Best (Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane on The Dukes of Hazzard).

Marcelino, a remake of the 1955 classic, is a heartwarming tale of an orphan boy caught in the midst of Mexico’s revolution. The story begins as the friars of a poor war-ravaged monastery find an infant abandoned on their doorstep. Having no other options, they decide to raise him in the monastery.

Samantha Crawford (Collins) has a storybook life: She’s happily married, she lives on a ranch where she keeps her beloved horse, and the stories she’s told and illustrated since childhood have become published books. When her husband Billy is killed in a senseless act of violence, Sam loses her faith and her will to live.

One of the greatest apologists for the Catholic faith, St. Augustine of Hippo comes to the big screen in this impressive dramatic film. Interestingly, Restless Heart is the first feature-length movie on the life of this North African Doctor of the Church.

I love it when small films make a big impact. This low-budget drama tells the story of a fight to restore the celebration of Christmas, which has been banned in a small mountain town.