Jessica and Haley Stewart discuss Sigrid Undset’s Kristin Lavransdatter and how its view of sin contrasts with our modern view.

If one of the best quarterbacks of his time is allowed to objectify or use women simply because he has a skill we deeply admire, then what kind of society are we?

Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Always has more to offer than the tale of a single choice to be praised or condemned, for Autumn’s choices are rarely her own.

This week, we give thanks for whodunnits with Rian Johnson’s new mystery, Glass Onion and Akira Kurosawa’s masterpiece, High and Low.

Taylor Swift’s latest album accurately shows we are not the sole culprit for our sleeplessness.

Smile conveys the deep incapability of the human will in fighting our own battles.

Lydia Tár is shaped by the abuses she’s gotten away with and aimed toward a future that sustains the power of her position.

Kevin and Sarah review two movies that address power imbalances and the places where women are made unwelcome in film: She Said and Shirkers.

Jessica and guest Karen Swallow Prior discuss Flannery O’Connor’s final novel, “The Violent Bear It Away” and its commentary on suffering.

If we sacrifice the negativity to have only positivity, we won’t experience the beauty that comes from removing the comforts of one’s accomplishments.

Kevin and Sarah review of The Banshees of Inisherin, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and the 1991 comic book movie, The Rocketeer.

Chris Smith joins to discuss Bernanos’ Diary of a Country Priest and the novel’s take on the literary history of historic individualism.

In this November 2022 bonus episode, Sarah and Kevin review the 2021 horror-drama movie Agnes, directed by Mickey Reece.

It’s hard to think that we can reach a place where sexism and abuse are no more, but it will happen in eternity.

Kevin and Sarah review two deeply personal movies: James Gray’s “Armageddon Time” and Andrei Tarkovsky’s own semi-memoir film “Mirror”.

Dr. Jack Heller joins to discuss Ernest Gaines’ A Lesson Before Dying. exploring preparing ourselves for our own deaths and personal worth