This is a story about a man and a whale. This is a story about a whale who swallows a man. This is a tale about a man…
To their own devices: A reflection on Pablo Larrain’s ‘The Club’
A man stands on a beach, holding a long pole. He turns in a circle. Tethered to the pole is…
When it comes to Quentin Tarantino, one of the things I’ve long pondered and have recently been writing about, is the way his films exemplify an “incarnational aesthetic.” It’s not that they are about the Incarnation of Jesus Christ explicitly; but that their bodily…
Unity vs. Liberty in Captain America: Civil War
In Captain America: Civil War, Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow says this to Steve Rogers / Captain America. It’s her attempt to keep him from…
“Go ahead and pray, but do it with your eyes open,” says Liam Neeson’s Father Ferreira to Andrew Garfield’s Father Rodrigues in…
A middle-aged woman of limited means inherited some assets upon the passing of her last parent. Being somewhat devout, she…