Viking Vengeance in The Northman

by Alexi Sargeant

What would happen if a Viking skald were armed with a modern Hollywood budget and set loose to create a film? Probably something quite like The Northman. Continue Reading »

12 May 2022

Keep Christianity Strange

by Justin Lee

For many Christians, the perennial temptation to immanentize the eschaton has become so familiar it is often invisible. In Midnight Mass, the trope of vampirism splashes that invisible temptation with vivid blood, and we are reminded that chiliastic labor only builds kingdoms of hell. Continue Reading »

22 Apr 2022

The Plight of the Millennial Woman

by Veronica Clarke

Once we cease to see demanding relationships as primarily a burden on our liberty, we find that the labor of love is one of life’s greatest pleasures. It allows us to become the best versions of ourselves. Continue Reading »

21 Apr 2022

Our Most Popular Articles of 2021

by The Editors

As 2022 approaches, here’s a look back at our top articles of 2021. Continue Reading »

30 Dec 2021

A Year of Reading: 2021

by John Wilson

John Wilson recaps his year in reading, chronicling the books that stand out the most. Continue Reading »

3 Dec 2021

The Moral Heart of The Green Knight

by Justin Lee

Critics 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 »

29 Sep 2021

What We’ve Been Reading—March 2021

by Editors

Our editors reflect on their latest reads. Continue Reading »

23 Mar 2021

A Sword Against Spiritual Foes

by John Wilson

The deep fallibility of the hero keeps The Emperor's Sword from seeming morally simplistic and self-satisfied. Continue Reading »

5 Mar 2021

The Wasted Potential of Wonder Woman 1984

by Leah Libresco Sargeant

In the recent Wonder Woman 1984, Diana isn’t facing down an enemy power, but a distinctly American moral threat. Continue Reading »

27 Jan 2021

Judging by the Cover

by John Wilson

The Look of the Book nudged me repeatedly to hunt in my own shelves and stacks for books the look of which had caught my eye once upon a time. Continue Reading »

10 Dec 2020