Diversity At the Oscars

by Filip Mazurczak

The Academy’s new diversity rules will threaten artistic freedom and discourage directors from making films on overlooked but important historical topics.  Continue Reading »

5 Oct 2020

Decline is a Choice (Partly)

by Pete Spiliakos

Hollywood, like so many of our elites, has chosen short-term advantage over the health of shared institutions. Continue Reading »

15 Mar 2018

My Protestant Oscar Predictions

by Carl R. Trueman

This year's Oscars will again display that identification of aesthetics with ethics which is now the default position of Western society.
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27 Feb 2018

Suicide at the Oscars

by Lauren Schuhmacher

This year two films on suicide took home Oscars: Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1 for best Documentary Short Film and The Phone Call for best Live Action Short Film. Both speak with quiet eloquence about the power of love in the face of death.

16 Mar 2015

Lady Gaga's Moment

by William Doino Jr.

Of all people to present “The Sound of Music,” Lady Gaga, affectionately nicknamed “Mother Monster”­—and best known for her rebellious anthems and provocative attire—is surely one of the most unexpected. Yet, present she did, as onlookers held their breath. Continue Reading »

9 Mar 2015