Signs of Humanity: Westworld and Augustine’s Theological Anthropology
‘It’s like I’m trapped in a dream or a memory from a life long ago’. Dolores is confused. She isn’t sure why she’s remembering…
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Why Phantom Thread Is a Perfect Movie for Lent
Phantom Thread is an exquisitely uncomfortable movie. It is exquisite, it is uncomfortable, and it is exquisitely uncomfortable. What is this movie about, and…
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Feeding the Birds
Mary Poppins, the film based on the novel by Australian writer P. L. Travers, was one of Walt Disney’s greatest successes when it first…
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Darren Aronofsky’s mother! and Cinematic Parables
In film critic circles—particularly film critics of a religious persuasion—the term ‘parable’ will be tossed out in a review to describe a film. A…
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Blade Runner and the Silent Seas
At this point, any conversation about Ridley Scott’s 1982 film Blade Runner and its place in the canon is irrelevant. Alongside Alien, Mr. Scott…
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The Salt of the Earth: A Meditation
‘We are a ferocious animal. We humans are terrible animals. Here in Europe, in Africa, in South America, everywhere. We are extremely violent. Our…
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The View From 14A: The Arts and the Importance of Time
‘Sometimes we can get lost living in the here and now Sometimes it takes the sky to see what’s on the ground’ –Ben…
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Review: How to Survive the Apocalypse
Alissa Wilkinson and Robert Joustra. How to Survive the Apocalypse: Zombies, Cylons, Faith, and Politics at the End of the World. Eerdmans, Grand Rapids,…
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Danny Boyle’s Frankenstein: An Experiment in Self-Imaging
Danny Boyle, the British film director who is responsible for Trainspotting (1996), Sunshine (2007) and Slumdog Millionaire (2008), reprised his early directorial career on…
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