The Weak Lead Us to Reality

by Leah Libresco Sargeant

Summer in the Forest, a documentary on Jean Vanier's L’Arche communities for the disabled, reminds us that we are all fragile, and that we must love one another. Continue Reading »

3 Apr 2018

Witch Camp

by Eve Tushnet

In the film I Am Not a Witch we see how every human society interprets its own beliefs as damage, and routes around them. Continue Reading »

21 Mar 2018

Mary McCarthy’s Clarity

by Richard T. Whittington

Mary McCarthy's caustic wit and command of language elevated her nonfiction to the first rank.   Continue Reading »

30 Jan 2018

Slapstick Tragedy

by Eve Tushnet

I, Tonya lets you see yourself in a woman who bitterly recalls how she became a criminal and a punchline.  Continue Reading »

9 Jan 2018

Superheroic Testimonies

by Armond White

Zack Snyder's D.C. superhero films offer skillful, thoughtful, even spiritual popular culture.  Continue Reading »

22 Dec 2017

Books for Christmas

by George Weigel

George Weigel offers book suggestions for all the readers on your Christmas gift list. Continue Reading »

13 Dec 2017

Bluegrass Preaching

by C. C. Pecknold

After nearly four years of performing, The Hillbilly Thomists have released their first album, and it is a veritable feast of Bluegrass banjo bliss. Continue Reading »

12 Dec 2017

The Heart of the Psalms

by Nathaniel Peters

The Psalms Experience—twelve concerts by some of the world's great choirs, performing a capella settings of all 150 psalms—was recently featured in Manhattan.  Continue Reading »

12 Dec 2017

C. S. Lewis’s Love Story

by Ramona V. Tausz

A new rendition of Shadowlands, the drama based on the story of C. S. Lewis and Joy Davidman, is now playing in Manhattan.  Continue Reading »

5 Dec 2017

Cult of the Cutting-Edge

by Peter Wood

Ruben Östlund's film The Square questions the assumption that art should aspire to be “cutting-edge.” Continue Reading »

1 Dec 2017