Amazing Grace
Babel
Charlotte's Web
Dream Girls
Into Great Silence
Last King of Scotland
Letters from Iwo Jima
The Namesake
Notes on a Scandal
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2006 films
 Before the Devil Knows
You're Dead a review by Tom Condon, OP (St. Martin) Two sons and a bitter relationship form the heart of this tense drama that harkens to biblical conflicts between sons and fathers. Is this a modern story of Jacob and Esau and their father? READ MORE |
 Bellaa review by Tom Condon, OP (St. Martin) A former soccer star meetsa pregnant single woman, although the issues connected to choosing life for her unborn are important considerations, reviewer Tom Condon has some reservations about the film. READ MORE |
 Into the Wild a review by Tom Condon, OP (St. Martin) Christopher McCandless, a wealthy young man, who, upon graduating from Emory University in 1990, drives his old car out West and simply disappears for two years. Based on a true story, read Tom's take on a tale of one man's search for himself. READ MORE |
 No End in Sight a review by Tom Condon, OP (St. Martin) Tom Condon's review of a new documentary on Iraq tracking the Washington insider's who made decisoins we all live with now and question. This is not a film for entertaintment, but for learning from mistakes and telling the truth. Dominicans, take note. READ MORE |
 The Bourne Ultimatum a review by Tom Condon, OP (St. Martin) Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) is now hunted by the people who made him what he is. Having lost his memory and the one person he loved, he is undeterred by the barrage of bullets and a new generation of highly-trained killers. Bourne has only one objective: to go back to the beginning and find out who he was. READ MORE |
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 Rescue
Dawn a review by Tom Condon, OP (St. Martin) Based on the true story of German-born Dieter Dengler, who, on his first mission as a pilot in Vietnam, is shot down and captured by Vietcong guerrillas. A story about courage and a plea for humane treatment of prisoners. READ MORE |
 Harry
Potter and the Order of the Phoenix a review by Tom Condon, OP (St. Martin) Harry returns for his fifth year of study at Hogwarts and discovers that much of the wizarding community is in denial about the teenager's recent encounter with the evil Lord Voldemort, preferring to turn a blind eye to the news that Voldemort has returned. READ MORE |
Michael Moore is at it again, so watch out! This time, Moore takes on the American health care/insurance industry. Moore asks why we as a country can’t do better job attending to the health needs of all our citizens. He compares our largely for-profit health care system with the systems in four other countries: Canada, England, France, and, surprisingly, Cuba. MORE
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 Oncea review by Tom Condon, OP (St. Martin) A winner of the Sundance Film Festival World Cinema Audience Award, "Once" is a low-budget independent film with an unknown cast, though be warned: Many of the Irish accents are thicker than ale. Nonetheless, it has heart in abundance. READ MORE |
 Golden Globe Award: Best
Performance by an Actressin a Motion Picture Away From Her a review by Tom Condon, OP (St. Martin) Grant and Fiona have been married for decades. They have been through rough patches, but their lives are inextricably connected and their relationship seems idyllic: they share a private language and obvious affection for one another. Now their contentment is permanently disrupted when Fiona's memory starts to deteriorate. READ MORE |
 Waitress a review by Tom Condon, OP (St. Martin) As a favorite waitress at Joe's Diner, Jenna is also a "pie genius," naming her tantalizing confections after the tumultuous events and emotions of her daily life. She's hoping that one of her pastries might even change her life--if she can just win that $25,000 pie contest. READ MORE |
 Spiderman
III a review by Tom Condon, OP (St. Martin) Could the latest Spiderman movie teach us something about vocation? Tom Condon thinks so, find out why in his latest review of the blockbuster film that has been lauded and panned by critics. READ MORE |
 The
Hoax a review by Tom Condon, OP (St. Martin) Using film clips of Richard Nixon, the Vietnam War and bizarre fashions to set its tone, The Hoax takes us back to1971 (how many of you remember bell bottoms and polyester?). Tom Condon looks at how a lie snowballs into a cultural phenomenon. Is it really different today? READ MORE |
 The Namesake a review by Tom Condon, OP (St. Martin) Tom Condon weighs in with his latest review of a film about family, culture, fitting in and finding your way. He says, "I don’t remember the last time I saw a movie in which there is such a strong, loving family without becoming overly sentimental, or reverting to some disaster or horror theme." READ MORE |
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Great SilenceGuest Critic: Dominic DeLay, OP (Holy Name) Nestled deep in the postcard-perfect French Alps, the Grande Chartreuse is considered one of the world’s most ascetic mon-asteries. In 1984, German film-maker Philip Gröning wrote to the Carthusian order for permission to make a documentary about them. They said they would get back to him. Sixteen years later, they were ready. Gröning lived in the monks’ quarters for six months —filming their daily prayers, tasks, rituals and rare outdoor excursions. READ MORE |
When Sheba Hart (Cate Blanchett) joins St.
George’s as
the new art teacher, Barbara (Judi Dench) senses a kindred spirit.
But Barbara is not the only one drawn to her. Sheba begins an
illicit affair and Barbara becomes the keeper of her secret.
NOTES ON A SCANDAL is a story of loneliness, loyalty, envy and
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 Amazing Gracea review by Tom Condon, OP (St. Martin) It’s the age of the Great British Empire and William Wilberforceis a newcomer to the world of politics. Just 21 years of age when he enters office, he must learn to operate in a world of skillful deception and cunning one-upmanship in order to attain his unpopular goal: the abolition of slavery. READ MORE |
 Letters from Iwo Jima a review by Tom Condon, OP (St. Martin) War is hell ... except when it comes to war movies, which, when done with sensitivity and keen perception, offer some of the more provocative insight into what it means to be human -- at the most fundamental level, where we're stripped of cultural conditioning -- especially under the most trying of circumstances. READ MORE |
 BabelA review by Tom Condon, OP (St. Martin) Two Moroccan boys set out to look after their family's herd of goats, but when one of them tests his stolen rifle, the bullet finds an unintended target. In an instant, the lives of four separate groups of strangers on three different continents collide. READ MORE |
 Dream Girls A review by Tom Condon, OP (St. Martin) Set in the turbulent early 1960s to mid-70s, Dreamgirls follows the rise of a trio of women - Effie, Deena and Lorrell - who have formed a promising girl group called The Dreamettes. At a talent competition, they are discovered by an ambitious manager named Curtis Taylor, Jr., who offers them the opportunity of a lifetime. READ MORE
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