On the Screen: When television grabs your heart – ‘Extraordinary Attorney Woo’
JO KADLECEK is impressed by the South Korean Netflix series…
In new Netflix series, Pope Francis insists old have lessons for the young
Vatican CityRNS No-one outdoes Pope Francis when it comes to staying on message. Since his first months as pope, when he urged the crowd at the 2013 World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro to engage in dialogue with the elderly, the Pope has repeated his appeal in his public audiences, Masses and in his […]
To vanquish lived trauma, Netflix’s ‘Procession’ puts victims in the director’s chair
RNS Robert Greene is expert at weaving memory and reality. The director of Procession, a new Netflix documentary about survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic priests, Greene never allows the men’s re-creations of their trauma to go too long before he disrupts the narrative. Crews redo sets. The survivors take a break to process details […]
No ‘Squid Game’: South Korea’s real-life debt trap
Seoul, South KoreaReuters Many small business owners in South Korea recognise themselves in the cash-strapped characters of the wildly popular Netflix drama Squid Game, who vie desperately for a chance to win $US38 million, exposing a debt trap that is all too familiar. Nearing retirement at 58, Yu Hee-sook paid off her debts long ago, […]
On The Screen: Netflix’s faith-filled (and sugary) take on a familiar format
MARCUS CHEONG says ‘A Week Away’ will be suited to audiences with a sweet tooth for inspirational stories…
To cope with pandemic, Americans choose binge-watching TV over the Bible
RNS When it comes to coping with the stress and uncertainty of a pandemic, most Americans are turning not to God, but to TV. That’s just one of the findings of a Pew Research Center survey released on Friday on how the novel coronavirus pandemic has impacted the worship habits of Americans. PICTURE: Mollie Sivaram/Unsplash/Creative Commons Pew […]
YouTube to reduce streaming quality in Europe due to coronavirus
Brussels, BelgiumReuters Alphabet Inc’s YouTube said on Friday it will reduce its streaming quality in the European Union to avert internet gridlock as thousands of Europeans, constrained by the coronavirus outbreak, switch to working from home. YouTube is the second company after Netflix to act after EU industry chief Thierry Breton urged streaming platforms to […]
Netflix appeals after a Brazilian judge orders Netflix to stop showing gay Jesus movie
Netflix has appealed to Brazil’s Supreme Court after a judge ordered the streaming entertainment service Netflix to stop showing a controversial movie depicting Jesus as a gay man. In the ruling against Netflix made on Tuesday, the state court judge said: “The right to freedom of expression…is not absolute.” The statue of Christ the Redeemer […]
FILM: ‘THE TWO POPES’ PROMOTES DIALOGUE IN A POLARISED CATHOLIC CHURCH AND SOCIETY
CLAIRE GIANGRAVÉ, writing for Religion News Service, speaks with the makers of ‘The Two Popes’…
Almost two million sign petition calling for ‘gay Jesus’ film to be removed from Netflix Brazil
A Netflix film depicting Jesus as a gay man has prompted widespread anger in Brazil with almost two million people signing a petition calling on the streaming service to remove the film. The First Temptation of Christ (A Primeira Tentação de Cristo), which is described as a “dark comedy” and has reportedly drawn widespread anger from Catholics […]