2021: Our Year in Film and Television
by VariousWe asked some of our writers to contribute a paragraph or two about the most memorable movies and TV shows they saw this year.
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The Dune Phenomenon
by Elizabeth BachmannDune isn’t merely the sci-fi novel of sweeping scope and futuristic gadgets, but a story of man’s craving for God. Continue Reading »
The Moral Heart of The Green Knight
by Justin LeeCritics who bemoan the film’s departures from its source material misapprehend the nature of adaptation, which requires interpreting and resituating a work of art. Continue Reading »
Black Widow and the Bonds of Family
by Alexi SargeantPerhaps even the bonds of a fake family might be enough to topple a regime that hates family life. Continue Reading »
A Memory Of Locustland
by Francis X. MaierSwitchblade Sisters is one of the most idiotic and embarrassing movies ever made. I should know. I wrote it. Continue Reading »
The Perils of American Safetyism
by Sohrab AhmariOur safetyist attempts to eliminate all COVID risk have often gone beyond appropriate health precautions and ended up amplifying our social crises. Continue Reading »
A Conspiracy of Goodness
by Jonathon Van MarenLe Chambon deserves to be remembered, and Sauvage’s Weapons of the Spirit is worthy viewing for Christians and non-Christians alike. Continue Reading »
The Wasted Potential of Wonder Woman 1984
by Leah Libresco SargeantIn the recent Wonder Woman 1984, Diana isn’t facing down an enemy power, but a distinctly American moral threat. Continue Reading »
The Tragedy of Transhood
by Jonathon Van MarenIn the few short years since transhood went mainstream, childhood and adolescence has become a haze of puberty blockers, testosterone shots, sex-change surgeries, and gender confusion for untold numbers of young people. Continue Reading »
Diversity At the Oscars
by Filip MazurczakThe Academy’s new diversity rules will threaten artistic freedom and discourage directors from making films on overlooked but important historical topics. Continue Reading »
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