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Her Name Was Jo: A Hope-Filled Coming of Age Indie from a Catholic Filmmaker

Not all coming of age stories are created equal.  In recent years, a lot of this material has often fallen into the category of either the shallow and silly, or the overly smutty (yeah, I’m looking at you, Netflix…). Even the artistically good and morally okay-ish films in this vein from recent years, like the… Continue reading Her Name Was Jo: A Hope-Filled Coming of Age Indie from a Catholic Filmmaker

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Indie Film Evergreen is Something New in Catholic Filmmaking

I know I’m not alone in my typical dislike of most movies that are considered “Christian” or “faith-based” films. As much as I respect the good intentions that are probably behind most of those preach-to-the-choir type stories, I usually can’t stomach the cheesiness and poor quality. When one of the producers of the indie film Evergreen… Continue reading Indie Film Evergreen is Something New in Catholic Filmmaking