Mar 13, 2017
Wonder, Belief, and Buddy the Elf
We all long to be awed and to believe in something beyond ourselves.
Mar 10, 2017
In Arrival, Language Is the Name of the Game
Arrival paints a clear picture of how important language is to forming and sustaining societies.
Mar 8, 2017
The LEGO Batman Movie as a Picture of Family
In The LEGO Batman Movie, Batman’s fears for his for friends’ and family’s safety prompt him to change, to acknowledge his need for them.
Mar 3, 2017
The LEGO Batman Movie Builds a Silly-Yet-Serious Hero
The brick-based LEGO Batman Movie thinks outside the box for children and adults alike.
Feb 2, 2017
The Unforgiveable Sin of Passengers
Watching forgiveness unfold in Passengers gives us plenty to ponder.
Feb 1, 2017
Guardians, Bellas, and Ruth: All That Sisterhood Can Achieve
A fair representation of women in entertainment would include positive aspects of sisterhood, encouraging women to pursue healthy sisterhood in their own lives.
Feb 1, 2017
The Sisterhood of St. Joan
In the real-life person of St. Joan of Arc, we find someone who is both thinking and doing.
Jan 27, 2017
Less Is More? What Minimalism Can (and Can’t) Teach Us
Minimalism shows us that owning more stuff cannot satisfy, but the idea of minimalism by itself will not satisfy in the long term either.
Jan 26, 2017
Patriots Day and the Discomfort of Community
Patriots Day serves as a sharp reminder that community is, in many ways, inorganic, uncomfortable, and difficult.
Jan 24, 2017
Silence’s Roar: Scorsese’s Latest Is a Kaleidoscope of Faith and Doubt
Silence’s commitment to authenticity and deep exploration of martyrdom make it a vital watch for all audiences.
Jan 20, 2017
Interpret Carefully: Balancing Caution and Hope in Responding to Shusaku Endo’s Novel Silence
If there is a faithful interpretation of Endo’s Silence, it comes because the martyrdoms of the Japanese Christians and Garrpe may successfully testify against the self-justifications Rodrigues offers for his apostasy.
Jan 19, 2017
Gotta Dance: La La Land and Singin’ in the Rain Celebrate Calling and Creativity
It’s good to be reminded that when we find the thing we were made to do and learn to do it well, that can indeed bring incredible joy and fulfillment.
Jan 17, 2017
Alien and Station Eleven Reveal the Limits of Survival and Human Nature
Two acclaimed works of fiction challenge the notion that mere survival ought to be humanity’s highest goal.
Dec 30, 2016
Manchester by the Sea and the Grief of Advent
Like Advent, Manchester by the Sea is about grief.
Dec 20, 2016
Knocking on Martin Scorsese’s Door: Religion in the Work of Hollywood’s Patron Saint
In Martin Scorsese’s films, faith forms the groundwork for his gritty portrayals of incarnate suffering and violent quests for redemption.
Dec 12, 2016
Blockbuster Revelations: Disaster, Apocalypse, and Other Ways Film Tries to Fix Our World
What need within us is served by watching our society crumble beneath our protagonists’ feet, if not one that is cruel, even sadistic, in nature?