Darren Aronofsky’s Quest for Transcendence
by John EhrettFilmmaker Darren Aronofsky examines life's meaning in his work, but only once depicts a vindication of man's striving for the eternal. Continue Reading »
Filmmaker Darren Aronofsky examines life's meaning in his work, but only once depicts a vindication of man's striving for the eternal. Continue Reading »
The Big Lebowski and its kind normalized marijuana in our culture. Continue Reading »
Marlene Dietrich's life is a parable about growing old and being famous. Continue Reading »
From the first seconds, first-time director Michael Sarnoski establishes a deliciously understated, contemplative mood in Pig. Continue Reading »
Jake Mahaffy’s observation feels both timely and timeless. The things that matter most lie beyond the scientifically captured image—human relationships and the divine. Continue Reading »
Christopher Nolan reminds us that cinema—not just consumable movies, but cinema as an art to be experienced in a particular way—is not entirely lost to nostalgia. Continue Reading »
In Oppenheimer, director Christopher Nolan has taken the meticulously researched seven-hundred-page book American Prometheus and rendered it into his best film yet. Continue Reading »
In a time when there is little cultural respite from the institutional advancements of the left, First Things is indispensable to the creation of the “parallel polis.” And your subscriptions and donations are indispensable to First Things. Continue Reading »
A nation that understands itself—especially its virtues—can adapt without losing its distinctiveness. Continue Reading »
Jesus Revolution is a tale ripe for the excesses of made-by-evangelicals filmmaking, where drama often morphs into preachy melodrama. But, to their credit, the filmmaking team largely resists those temptations. Continue Reading »