M. Learyin100 Films | 100 Scenes#87: AmélieAmélie is more of an investigation than an actual story, even if it eventually does wind up somewhere in the orbit of traditional narrative…Mar 27, 2017Mar 27, 2017
M. LearyRice, Noodle, Fish, DavidI recently finished Matt Goulding’s Rice, Noodle, Fish. It is very high on that list of books I can’t shake, and will be sure to revisit it…Mar 14, 2017Mar 14, 2017
M. LearyI Am Not Your Negro (Peck, 2016)James Baldwin wrote a letter to his literary agent in 1979 outlining his next book project, a personal account of his relationship with…Feb 7, 2017Feb 7, 2017
M. LearyFiction and Confession — On Bazan, Marc Maron, and The ConfirmationDavid Bazan’s song “In Stitches” tells a story about drinking through a loss of faith in God. He begins with taking up the bottle:Jan 25, 2017Jan 25, 2017
M. Learyin100 Films | 100 Scenes#97: White MaterialEven if they are dense and intellectual, brimming with concepts popular in academic discourse, Denis’ films are not social problem films…Oct 31, 2016Oct 31, 2016
M. LearyExperimenter (Almereyda, 2015)— Science as Cradle and AbyssThis essay originally appeared in Christ and Pop Culture Goes to the Movies: 2015, edited by Wade Bearden and Kevin McLenithan, who are…Mar 29, 2016Mar 29, 2016
M. LearyFlaked and the Art of Telling Stories About AddictionThis Is The WorldMar 16, 2016Mar 16, 2016
M. LearyinApplaudienceSetting the Stage for Conversation About Theology and CinemaWhy is the theology and cinema conversation important?Jan 11, 2016Jan 11, 2016
M. LearyFavorite Films and Themes of 2015If you removed all the empty space in the atoms of every living human being, we would all fit inside an M&M.Dec 22, 2015Dec 22, 2015
