On the Screen: DC blew it with this bug
MARCUS CHEONG finds ‘Blue Beetle’ marred by its messaging…
On the Screen: ‘The Flash’ a “stunning display of imagination, action and truly heartfelt emotion”
MARCUS CHEONG says ‘The Flash’ sets a high bar for itself but delivers on all counts…
On the Screen: ‘Shazam! Fury of The Gods’ loses its spark
MARCUS CHEONG watches the second ‘Shazam’ movie…
Lesotho votes in election with political crisis still unresolved
Maseru, Lesotho Reuters Lesotho citizens were due to vote in an election on Friday, after years of political instability that the southern African mountain kingdom’s lawmakers have yet to resolve. The election will go ahead despite a deadlock in parliament on a whole gamut of major constitutional reforms that were meant to be enacted ahead […]
Black Catholics: Words not enough as US church decries racism
New York City, USAP Black Roman Catholics are hearing their church’s leaders calling for racial justice once again after the killing of George Floyd, but this time they’re demanding not just words but action. As protests against racism and police brutality continue nationwide, there are rising calls for huge new investment in Catholic schools serving […]
ON THE SCREEN: YOUTH, HUMOUR AND FAMILY DRAMA ENTER THE SUPERHERO GENRE IN ‘SHAZAM!’
MARCUS CHEONG says the latest DC superhero movie ‘Shazam!’ makes a “radical shift” from previous films…
ON THE SCREEN: DC’S ‘AQUAMAN’ A TALE OF EPIC PROPORTIONS LET DOWN BY A “SHALLOW” SCRIPT
MARCUS CHEONG takes a look at the latest outing in the DC franchise, ‘Aquaman’…
Cardinal Wuerl says he will meet with Pope to discuss possible resignation
RNS In this 17th April, 2015, file photo, Pope Francis, left, talks with Papal Foundation Chairman Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington, DC, during a meeting with members of the Papal Foundation at the Vatican. On 14th August, a Pennsylvania grand jury accused Wuerl of helping to protect abusive priests when he was Pittsburgh’s bishop. […]
ON THE SCREEN: NO SURPRISES HERE – DC FALLS BACK ON A STANDARD FORMULA IN ‘JUSTICE LEAGUE’
DAVID ADAMS finds DC’s latest an adequate, if not brilliant, addition to the growing list of superhero films…