The Audiovisual Grandeur of Oppenheimer
by S. A. DanceChristopher 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 »
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 »
Corsage, directed by Marie Kreutzer, is the latest film adaptation of Elisabeth's life. Continue Reading »
The idiotic, self-devouring cultural dialectic of Ireland since independence has ensured that its own damaged iconographies have blocked access to certain elements of the past, and therefore stymied present artists. Continue Reading »
We asked some of our writers to contribute a paragraph about the most memorable films and TV shows they watched this year. Continue Reading »
The purpose of this column is to suggest books (some from 2022, some published earlier) that might appeal to various people on your Christmas gift list. Continue Reading »