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Thursday, August 28, 2025 8:17 AM ET

Christian Science Monitor - Entertainment

In moving film 'A Little Prayer,' a family tests the bonds that hold us together -- Can a family facing disarray move forward? The new movie "A Little Prayer" offers insight and humor, leading to a touching closing scene that our film critic says moved him more than anything he's seen all year.

3 hours ago

Surf's up, everybody! This group makes the ocean accessible to all. -- The nonprofit SurfAddict project holds free events at Carcavelos Beach in Portugal to help people with disabilities catch a wave.

2 days ago

I told my son about slavery. Then, I told him about freedom. -- On a visit to the Equal Justice Initiative's sculpture park, our columnist's 7-year-old asked, "Dad, why do those Black people have chains on them?" Ken Makin thought about that trip after reading President Trump's order of a review of America's museums.

5 days ago

Armed with a top-notch cast, 'The Thursday Murder Club' takes its first case -- The film version of bestseller "The Thursday Murder Club" has arrived with a stellar cast and a backdrop that plays like Hogwarts for older adults. But how does all the sleuthing and skullduggery stack up to the book?

5 days ago

Cone appétit! Come along on the Massachusetts Ice Cream Trail. -- Our reporter and photographer get the scoop (or two – with sprinkles!) on a favorite summertime treat.

7 days ago

Two historic Black churches. One vision of freedom. -- The Tabernacle and Ebenezer Baptist churches have been sister congregations with a storied legacy that includes Martin Luther King Jr. "We are the church that was literally born fighting for freedom," Sen. Raphael Warnock told Tabernacle's congregation Sunday.

7 days ago

There are just a handful of female Hindu priests in the US. Ranjan Ravaliya is one. -- Traditionally, Hindu priests are male and Brahmin. Ranjan Ravaliya is neither. And younger women, especially from immigrant families, are seeking her out to perform their wedding ceremonies. Part of our series on women of faith.

8 days ago

Denzel Washington and Spike Lee unite for a fifth time. Film lovers rejoice. -- In their new film, "Highest 2 Lowest," Spike Lee and Denzel Washington continue a partnership that began in the 1990s and still, more than 30 years later, represents a gold standard for Black Hollywood's past and present.

12 days ago

The first stop on the road to joy? Getting to know my feathered friends. -- When she learned about the birds in her backyard, a writer discovered that happiness lives right under your nose, if you know where to look.

12 days ago

How 'docufiction' helped Kate Beecroft capture wild horses and teens on film -- Director Kate Beecroft lived with rancher Tabatha Zimiga, her daughter, and a cadre of teen cowgirls for three years. She describes documentary fiction as "an incredibly collaborative medium."

12 days ago

French film 'The Musicians' and its classical quartet hit the right notes -- The French comedy-drama "The Musicians" brings four classical artists on a journey that crescendos with, our reviewer says, "the unifying joy that great music-making can inspire."

13 days ago

A New Orleans studio paints the city's contrasts, from struggle to rebirth -- Brandan Odums has painted in New Orleans' forgotten places, driven by the city's difficult experience during Hurricane Katrina and its struggle to rebuild.

14 days ago

'The beach is my teacher.' How an unexpected encounter changed my view of beauty. -- An unexpected encounter on a Florida beach opened my eyes to societal definitions, and misconceptions, of beauty.

19 days ago

Romantic, picturesque, surprising: The Provence you can't miss -- This French region is not as sleepy or unpeopled as it appears on postcards.

21 days ago