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.
Marty Supreme, Table Tennis, and the Cost of Gaining the Whole World
Timothée Chalamet gives his biggest performance yet in Josh Safdie’s film about a table tennis phenom willing to sacrifice everything for success.
The Comic Faith of O Brother, Where Art Thou?
A quarter-century later, the Coen Brothers lead us to laugh, question, and believe.
CAPC’s Favorite Films of 2025
The latest from Iran’s greatest living director, a meditative look at one man’s life, a priestly murder mystery, and something about K-Pop and demon hunters.
Where the Frontier Meets the Galaxy: The Western Genre and the Moral Imagination of Star Wars
Both the Western and Star Wars imagine a world where character must be forged and not assumed, where goodness is real, but never cheap.
Train Dreams Invites Us to Ponder the Great Mystery
Clint Bentley’s film is a call to meditate on space and time, on life and death, on the great mystery of all things.
More Than a Movie: Hollywood’s Demons Are Closer To Scripture Than We Think
We don’t watch exorcism movies as victims who should fear demons, but as victors who stand in the power of Jesus Christ.
The Long Walk Is a Death March Across an Eerily Familiar America
The Stephen King adaptation highlights how society often forces its most vulnerable members to sacrifice everything simply to survive.
Invisible Rabbits and Holy Fools: Celebrating Harvey‘s 75th Anniversary
For 75 years, Harvey has been a gentle, whimsical tale, but there’s more to it than fans might remember.
Capra, Dickens, and Milton on Christmas Redemption
These stories of redeeming transformation are ultimately stories of uprooting, as their characters are inaugurated into a new life.
What an Old Movie Taught Me About Turning Forty
The secret of life is to learn how to live in this story we don’t control. The way to live this secret is through friendship.
