NEW YORK (OSV News) – The following are capsule reviews of theatrical movies available now for streaming or scheduled for broadcast on network or cable television during the week of April 6, as well as notes on TV programming for the same week. Televised films may or may not be edited for language, nudity, violence and sexual situations while the programs listed have not been reviewed and therefore are not necessarily recommended by OSV News.

Streaming Now:

"Do the Right Thing" (1989; Netflix)

After 25 years of selling pizza in the same Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, which is now black and Hispanic, Italian-American Sal (Danny Aiello) attempts to squash racial tensions before they destroy his family business. Writer-director-actor Spike Lee concocts a powerful look at racism with passionate characters, sharp satire, savvy musical counterpoints, theatricality and much humor. Its incendiary point of view -- that violence may be a potentially justified means to an end -- will unsettle many and force viewers to confront stereotypes. Heavy profanity, racial and ethnic slurs, intense climactic racial violence and a brief sexual scene with fleeting nudity. The OSV News classification is L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. The Motion Picture Association rating is R -- restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.

"The Hurricane" (1999; Amazon Prime)

Powerful fact-based account of the 20-year struggle of boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter (Denzel Washington) to regain his freedom, aided by an African-American teen (Vicellous Reon Shannon) and his Canadian guardians, after Carter was wrongly convicted of a 1966 New Jersey barroom triple murder. Director Norman Jewison's study of institutionalized racism chronicles a man's personal agony and triumph as he spiritually transcends his confinement and is helped to heal by those committed to social justice. Brief violence, fleeting rear nudity, some profanity and recurring rough language. The OSV News classification is A-III -- adults. The Motion Picture Association rating is R -- restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.

"War Horse" (2011; Hulu)

Epic screen version of Michael Morpurgo's 1982 novel, previously made into a successful stage play, about an English farmer's son (Jeremy Irvine) who trains and cares for a thoroughbred horse that his father (Peter Mullan) misguidedly buys just to thwart the local squire (David Thewlis). Despite the animal's successful adaptation to farm work, and the lad's emotional bond with him, at the start of World War I, the tiller sells him to an army officer (Tom Hiddleston) bound for the Western Front, thus initiating a series of adventures and trials that are, by turns, touching and harrowing. While the intensity of the drama, the level of violence and some of the vocabulary used make director Steven Spielberg's vast canvas unsuitable viewing for kids, mature audience members will encounter a stirring affirmation of human solidarity amid the tragedy of the trenches -- a realization of shared values brought about, ironically, by the heroism and endurance of the nonhuman protagonist. Considerable combat and other violence, including an execution, about a half-dozen uses of crass language, a few vague sexual references. The OSV News classification is A-III -- adults. The Motion Picture Association rating is PG-13 -- parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

Looking Ahead:

Sunday, April 6, 1:15-3:45 p.m. EDT (TCM) "The Women" (1939). Lavish screen version of Clare Boothe Luce's satiric play in which a New York socialite (Norma Shearer) whose husband has fallen for a calculating gold-digger (Joan Crawford) goes to Reno for a divorce, then returns home to pick up the pieces. Directed by George Cukor, the all-female cast (Rosalind Russell, Paulette Goddard, Mary Boland and many others) provides a comic compendium of feminine stereotypes and caustic comments on the battle of the sexes, much of which is unflattering to women. But it is the unseen males who get the worst of it. Comic treatment of sex and marriage. The OSV News classification of the theatrical version was A-III -- adults. Not rated by the Motion Picture Association.

Tuesday, April 8, 8-10:30 p.m. EDT (AMC) "The Book of Eli" (2010). This unexpectedly contemplative and lyrical, if violent, homage to spaghetti Westerns, martial arts films and religious faith follows a lone hero (Denzel Washington) as he traverses a post-apocalyptic landscape using his considerable fighting skills to safeguard the only extant copy of the King James Bible. Director siblings Albert and Allen Hughes have succeeded in making an entertaining and relatively substantive movie, while refraining from saturating the proceedings in blood or prolonging the violent passages. Still, some moviegoers will find the pairing of Scripture with stylized aggression unnecessary and avoidable. Intermittent strong violence including gunplay and swordplay and a killing intended to be merciful, much rough and some crude language and brief sexual innuendo. The OSV News classification of the theatrical version was L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. The Motion Picture Association rating was R -- restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.

Wednesday, April 9, 8-9 p.m. EDT (EWTN) "EWTN Live." On this edition of the weekly program, series host Jesuit Father Mitch Pacwa interviews Wall Street executive and lay missionary Stephen Auth (TV-G -- general audience).

Thursday, April 10, 6-8 p.m. EDT (TCM) "The Rain People" (1969). Shirley Knight plays a pregnant woman fleeing husband and home to come to terms with her womanhood and incomplete sense of fulfillment. Written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, the movie's theme of flight from responsibility is treated with poetic intensity and subtle nuance. Some violence and sexual references. The OSV News classification of the theatrical version was A-III -- adults. The Motion Picture Association rating was PG -- parental guidance suggested. Some material may not be suitable for children.

Friday, April 11, 9-10 p.m. EDT (PBS) "Now Hear This: Chopin's Polish Heart." This episode of the series "Great Performances" profiles Polish-born Romantic composer Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849), who spent most of his adult life in France. Featuring host Scott Yoo and pianist Jan Lisiecki.

Saturday, April 12, 7-11:44 p.m. EDT (ABC) "The Ten Commandments" (1956). Less an inspirational story based on biblical sources than a dramatic vehicle with a sense of history, director Cecil B. DeMille's epic production offers some spectacular re-creations, excellent technical effects and good acting from a fine cast, including Charlton Heston (as Moses), Yul Brynner, Anne Baxter, Edward G. Robinson and many other stars of the era. The OSV News classification of the theatrical version was A-I -- general patronage. The Motion Picture Association rating was G -- general audiences. All ages admitted.

Saturday, April 12, 8-10:05 p.m. EDT (HBO) "Crazy Rich Asians" (2018). This adaptation of the popular novel by Kevin Kwan is a surprisingly pedestrian affair, directed by Jon M. Chu. A university professor (Constance Wu) in New York City is invited by her long-time boyfriend (Henry Golding) on a trip to Singapore to meet his family. There she discovers he is the scion of one of the wealthiest families in Asia and a sought-after bachelor. She becomes the target of scores of jealous ladies, as well as her boyfriend's disapproving mother (Michelle Yeoh), who is determined to break up the relationship. Overall, the film is a dreary Cinderella retread, enlivened only by its good-looking cast, exotic locales and an eye-popping smorgasbord of uber-expensive stuff. An implied pre-marital relationship, some sexual humor, mature themes, a handful each of profanities and crude terms. The OSV News classification of the theatrical version was A-III -- adults. The Motion Picture Association rating was PG-13 -- parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.- - - John Mulderig is media reviewer for OSV News. Follow him on X (formerly Twitter) @JohnMulderig1.