There’s Something Rotten in Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs
As illustrated with ‘Isle of Dogs,’ when we ignore guidance from the past, we end up in a flawed world of our own creation, even if it appears immaculate on the surface.
The Post‘s Most Important Contribution Isn’t about Freedom of the Press
Perhaps the best way we can honor Graham’s paradigm-shifting, government-deception exposing, heroic legacy is to partner with one another much sooner on the journey than Graham’s skeptical advisors partnered with her.
On DAMN., Kendrick Wrestles Without Resolution
Kendrick’s latest album offers less resolution for his fans. And that’s okay.
This is Us and the Dignity of Human Emotion
The new show This is Us dignifies raw human emotion, letting us know it’s okay to say we need God and need each other.
Ben-Hur Remake Races to a Conflicted Finish
Ben-Hur serves as a good biblically-inspired story, but struggles with a simplistic finale.
A Common Quest: Searching for Belonging in Emma Cline’s The Girls
We all just want to belong: in Emma Cline’s new book The Girls, this desire takes a dark turn.
Finding Ability in Finding Dory
How do we see disability in others? How do we see it in ourselves? The film ‘Finding Dory’ challenges our perception of disability in entertaining and compelling Pixar fashion.
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.
‘The Life of Pablo’ and the Messy, Scandalous Redemption of Kanye West
‘The Life of Pablo’ is a messy, but redemptive album from Kanye West
The Coen Brothers Find Jesus in ‘Hail, Caesar!’
The Coen Brothers search for Jesus in their new film; their characters finding the fictional Jesus, and maybe even the real one, along the way.
Look to the Heavens: Interstellar and the Relativity of Our Perspective
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.
Believe Me: A Christian Film that Looks Inward
Believe Me quietly pushes its audience to assess at what point one can become so attached to Christian culture that it keeps them from Christ.
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.
Blessed Are the Peacemakers: A Review of X-Men: Days of Future Past
How will we be peacemakers in a world filled with injustice, violence, and mistreatment?
