Terrence Malick and the Great Thing
by Dan HitchensLike a number of poets, Terrence Malick fumbles to express a common experience: the inexplicable longing that elevates the soul and fills it with an agonizing hope. Continue Reading »
The New Cool
by Peter J. LeithartThe Coens’ hipness isn’t skin deep, but it doesn’t go all the way down either. Continue Reading »
The Point of Gosnell
by Charlotte AllenThe pro-choice media and entertainment industry seem to have conspired to make certain that as few people as possible ever see the film Gosnell: The Trial of America’s Biggest Serial Killer. Continue Reading »
Reversing Roe v. Wade
by Michael J. NewA new documentary film purportedly gives a thorough overview of abortion politics since the 1960s, but leaves out several major events essential to any history of the political attempt to overturn Roe. Continue Reading »
Abortion on Trial
by John WatersThe film Gosnell is a journey to the heart of America’s hypocrisy. Continue Reading »
Demons of the Machine
by Justin LeePersons ripe for possession lack a proper telos. Continue Reading »
Paul Schrader’s Acts of Repentance
by Armond WhiteReligious films rarely receive critical acclaim these days, but a recent exception is Paul Schrader’s First Reformed. Continue Reading »
“Grace” in Ebbing, Missouri
by Peter J. LeithartWriter and director Martin McDonagh has put us in a Flannery O’Connor world. Continue Reading »
Portals of the Past
by Matthew SchmitzWhen the Sight & Sound poll—the oldest and most prestigious film ranking—declared in 2012 that Vertigo was the greatest film ever made, Armond White denounced the film’s admirers for their “obsessive interest in pathology and soullessness.” James Wolcott dismissed the . . . . Continue Reading »
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