Movie Review by Fr. Tom Condon, O.P.

Loving tells the true story of Richard (Joel Edgerton) and Mildred (Ruth Negga) Loving. When the movie opens in 1959, Mildred tells Richard she is pregnant. Knowing that it was illegal for two people of different races to marry in their home state of Virginia, Richard and Mildred drive to Washington, D.C., to marry. After their marriage, they return to live in Virginia. They are soon arrested and jailed for breaking the law. A judge tells them that they can either leave the state or face a long prison sentence if they remain in Virginia.
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Movie Review by Fr. Tom Condon, O.P.

On the disastrous day of April 20, 2010, on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, 40 miles off the coast of Louisiana, an explosion claimed the lives of eleven men, and prompted an oil spill which caused the worst environmental crisis in US history.  With the exception of the epilogue, the new movie Deepwater Horizon takes place on that one day.
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Movie Review by Fr. Tom Condon, O.P.

Queen of Katwe tells the inspirational, true story of Phiona Mutesi, a young girl from the slums of Uganda who becomes an international chess master. Based on a story in ESPN: The Magazine, the movie follows the story of Phiona over five years.  Phiona lives with her mother Nakku Harriet (Lupita Nyong’o) and her siblings in terrible squalor. One day Phiona sees a man named Robert Katende (David Oyelowo) teaching children to play chess. He is also feeding the children cups of porridge. Intrigued, Phiona comes in the shed, along with her brother. Phiona is captivated by the game and begins to play. Teased by some of the boys because of her gender, Phiona persists in chess and eventually defeats them all. Robert recognizes Phiona’s great talent and begins to take her, along with her teammates, to tournaments, first in Uganda, then to other African countries, and even as far away as Russia.
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