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God Friended Me, pictured, is an example of a TV series that has characters operating “with a code of conduct and a conscience.”

Camera finally points at civility

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I paused the PVR and looked at my husband: “Did you notice what a big deal they were making about a first kiss?” 

Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem play a couple whose country-home serenity is upended with the arrival of another couple.

'mother!' adds new twist on God and Bible

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Darren Aronofsky’s latest film mother! has certainly stirred up a storm, and no wonder. It features murder, point-blank executions, incinerations and the killing and devouring of a child.
Ye Win (Nelson Lee) instructs Rev. Michael Spurlock (John Corbett) where to plant the crops to be grown in the fields at All Saints Church, in the new movie All Saints. At right is Spurlock.

Inspiring lesson in film of church revival

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It was an impossible task.

Maryknoll Father Vincent R. Capodanno, a Navy chaplain who was killed while serving with the Marines in Vietnam, is pictured in an undated photo. Fifty years after he put himself between a wounded Marine and fatal enemy gunfire, a new documentary recalls the life, faith and sacrifice of the priest, who is a candidate for sainthood.

New film recalls faith, sacrifice of Maryknoll chaplain killed in Vietnam

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MARYKNOLL, N.Y. – Fifty years after he put himself between a wounded Marine and fatal enemy gunfire, the story of Maryknoll Father Vincent R. Capodanno's faith and sacrifice is being retold in a new movie.

Alex, voiced by Jake T. Austin, appears in the animated movie "The Emoji Movie."

Review: The Emoji Movie

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NEW YORK – Tech savvy viewers will especially enjoy the wacky proceedings of "The Emoji Movie" (Columbia). But patrons of all stripes will appreciate the film's themes of loyal friendship and faithful romance.

Soldiers are shown in a scene from the movie "Dunkirk."

Review: Dunkirk

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NEW YORK – "Wars are not won by evacuations," British Prime Minister Winston Churchill famously observed. As writer-director Christopher Nolan's compelling historical drama Dunkirk (Warner Bros.) demonstrates, however, fine films can be made about them.

Dane DeHaan and Cara Delevingne star in a scene from the movie "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets."

Review: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

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NEW YORK – Despite its ponderous title, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (STX) turns out to be a flashy but lightweight sci-fi adventure likely to divert those grown viewers content to munch their popcorn and enjoy a break from the heat of summer.

Charlize Theron stars in a scene from the movie "Atomic Blonde."

Review: Atomic Blonde

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NEW YORK – Aspiring to be edgy and stylish, the espionage thriller "Atomic Blonde" (Focus), matches sometimes sadistic brawling with exploitative scenes of aberrant sex. The result is not only degraded but tedious as well.

Jai Courtney stars in a scene from the movie "The Exception."

Review: The Exception

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NEW YORK – Historical kitsch applied to World War II espionage doesn't get more gloriously over the top than in "The Exception" (A24).

This is a scene from the movie "War for the Planet of the Apes."

Review: War for the Planet of the Apes

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NEW YORK – Monkey business turns deadly serious in "War for the Planet of the Apes" (Fox), the climactic installment of the rebooted film franchise based on the work of French science-fiction author Pierre Boulle (1912-1994).

Tom Holland as Spider-Man stars in a scene from the movie "Spider-Man: Homecoming."

Review: Spider-Man: Homecoming

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NEW YORK – There's much to like about the vibrant comic-book adaptation Spider-Man: Homecoming (Columbia). Besides an unslacking pace and a clever central plot twist, there's the fact that the mayhem on display is kept virtually bloodless.

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