“All Things Change, Nothing Perishes”—The Body in Annihilation
The horror of this story is the annihilation of identity, the erosion of a personal self that has a recognizable shape.
Midnight ’til One Belongs to the Dead: Hauntology in The Fog
Ghosts are signifiers of something that has gone wrong: a secret that has not been brought to light, an injustice that has not been righted.
The Life Wildcat Saves May Be Your Own
Seeking to rid hypocrisy from the lives of others can become a distraction from our need to come to Christ in repentance.
The Age of Fantasy: Competing Visions, Colliding Worlds
I now understand why the fantasy world imagined by Stan Lee offered a more compelling mythological lens than the world imagined by Tolkien did.
Poor Things and the Pursuit of Pleasure
Poor Things reflects a dark and scathing image of our world, of our disordered longings, and of the quest to satisfy them.
Let’s Talk About Abbott and Costello Movies (and a Communion of Grief)
With a heart that came near to breaking, Costello made the world laugh: the more he suffered, the more he wanted to bring healing to others.
Let’s Talk about Exorcist Movies (and God’s Love)
If demons do exist, if real exorcists are not crackpots, it may be that we escape to the movies hoping reality might be tamed.
Inside Out 2 and the Necessity of Joy
What distinguishes Inside Out 2 from other coming-of-age films is its consistent focus on joy as salvation.
Let’s Talk About Mummy Movies (and Life After Death)
Ancient Egyptians were deeply involved in questions of the afterlife: God did indeed set eternity in the hearts of all humanity across the ages.
Longlegs, Satanism, and Our Need for Cosmic Justice
As a crime thriller and religious horror film, Longlegs is concerned with aesthetics but (perhaps) unaware of its own theological claims.
Unpacking the Closet: How Inside Out 2 Resurfaced My Childhood Trauma
Those of us who spent years hiding our attractions can give ourselves grace when kids’ movies remind us of what wasn’t supposed to be.
Beware the Messiah: Dune and the Power of Faith
What is missing from the Dune films is the complexity of religion and humanity depicted by Frank Herbert in the novels.
As Grief Metaphors Go, Godzilla Is Better than Most
When this allegorical behemoth lumbers through our lives, we are helpless in the wake of its devastation.
Natural as a Bear Attack: A Review of Chris Nash’s In a Violent Nature
Contrary to word on the street, In a Violent Nature is not a “deconstruction” of the slasher, nor is it a “meta” slasher.
Star Wars: Tales of the Empire: Why Do Some People Embrace the Dark Side?
Star Wars: Tales of the Empire suggests we are first meant to pity and forgive, not fight, our enemies.
When You Wish upon an Empty Star
Wish presents a fundamentally materialist Marxist world.
