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Criteria: The Catholic Film Podcast

Jul 29, 2021

The podcast returns to yet another episode from Dekalog, the series of Polish short films inspired by the Ten Commandments. Part seven, based on the commandment "Thou shalt not steal", is about a young woman who kidnaps her own daughter. It asks the question: can you steal something that belongs to you? But it also...


Jul 17, 2021

A Quiet Place Part II is a more straightforward horror film than its predecessor, with less emotional weight, but it delivers on well-executed suspense and action while faithfully carrying forward the first film's themes of themes of family and self-sacrifice.

Thomas and James discuss the series' remarkable use of...


Jul 8, 2021

James and Thomas interview Sixtine Leon-Dufour, writer of the new Lourdes documentary, one of the best religious films in recent years. She discusses:

  • Her background caring for the sick at Lourdes
  • How she convinced the Lourdes authorities to give secular filmmakers unprecedented shooting access to this holy place
  • How a...