Screwtape in the Wilderness: The Devil in the Details of ‘Last Days in the Desert’
The Jesus portrayed by Ewan McGregor in the the film ‘Last Days in the Desert’ is a new kind of movie Messiah, taking on an all-too-real kind of Devil.
Inside the Metal Box: “Fury” Goes Where Most War Films Won’t
Fury is less about battle and more about how battle consumes its participants.
Take Up Your Calvary: Wretchedness and Grace in McDonagh’s New Film
Calvary begins with a quote from St. Augustine. Small white letters fade onto a black screen, light surrounded by immersible darkness. The epitaph reads, “Do not despair; one of the thieves was saved. Do not presume; one of the thieves was damned.”
Sex, Marriage, and the Prosperity Sex Gospel: A Review of The Virgins
The Virgins moves past Christians clichés by building them into something new and charming.
