Modern Transcendence in Movies: The Immanent Answers of Interstellar
Christopher Nolan offers a gentler, if no less provocative, exploration of humanity at the end of its scientific abilities.
The Greatest Story Ever Adapted: Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey and the Adaptation at the Heart of the Gospel
Why does this story continue to appeal to us? What does this latest version say about both the filmmaker and us?
CAPC Exclusive: Read the First Chapter From Gina Dalfonzo’s The Screen and the Mirror
Gina Dalfonzo’s new book considers how flawed movie characters can teach us about our own fallen natures.
Modern Transcendence in Movies: Annihilation Ventures Beyond Reason
Alex Garland’s 2018 sci-fi/horror film reminds us that the world contains powers that refute our modern rationality.
A Cultural Critique of Michael Jackson and Modern Idolatry
Why do so many of us still desperately want to believe in Michael Jackson?
The Bat in Daylight: Matt Fraction, Batman, and a New Day in Gotham City
You don’t wait for institutions to become trustworthy, or people to become good, or the city to become clean before deciding whether it’s worth fighting for.
Modern Transcendence in Movies: The Threat of Enchantment in The Green Knight
David Lowery’s Arthurian tale reveals that humanity’s rational mastery over the earth is a self-satisfied illusion.
Modern Transcendence in Movies: The Spirit Descends on Mother Mary
Mother Mary declares that the modern age is not so impervious to the spiritual as it would like to think.
The Last Unapologetic Hero: Masculinity and Heroism in 007 First Light
The game assumes the audience already understands the dangers built into the Bond archetype, and then it moves beyond them.
How To Live Forever: Bryan Johnson and the Mind-Body Relationship
Bryan Johnson is an extreme example of body/mind duality, and his religious commitment to biological health should be heeded as a warning.
Avatar vs. Avatar: A Christian Case for Nonviolence Even in the Face of Injustice
It’s by Christ’s death that we can love our enemies, seek peace with those that want to harm us, and refuse to take vengeance when we are wronged.
Discovering a Sacramental Worldview Through Project Hail Mary
Some of the most glorious expressions of goodness and beauty can be found in art that has no direct affiliation with Christianity.
When the Church Treats Sadness Like the Villain: What Pixar’s Inside Out Gets Right About Grief
Sadness is not the enemy of faithfulness, and the impulse to suppress it may do more harm than the grief itself.
If Pixar’s Hoppers Is Propaganda, Then Maybe It’s Propaganda We Need to Hear
God called humanity to govern nature, but Pixar’s latest reminds us that it’s challenging to govern that which we do not love.
King Kong Died for Our Sins: Why Unexpected Christ Figures Matter
Fiction—whether in novel, TV, or movie form—is filled with unexpected, almost scandalous, Christ figures.
Sin and Shame in KPop Demon Hunters
Echoes of eternal truth are likely a part of why Netflix’s film resonates with audiences around the world.
