I watched Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein the night I learned my daughter died. All through that evening I had keened to the point of […]
Month: August 2024
Eric: Bringing Light to the Darkness and Facing Our Monsters
Eric is a time capsule of just about every newsworthy topic of the mid-1980s. And the show’s setting in New York, specifically in 1985, is […]
Let’s Talk about Exorcist Movies (and God’s Love)
I love exorcism films. Since The Exorcist shocked audiences in 1973, crucifix-wielding priests have been godfathers to the possession genre. Lesser pictures may crank up […]
Let’s Talk about Exorcist Movies (and God’s Love)
I love exorcism films. Since The Exorcist shocked audiences in 1973, crucifix-wielding priests have been godfathers to the possession genre. Lesser pictures may crank up […]
Inside Out 2 and the Necessity of Joy
Few Disney movies have been as anticipated in my household as Inside Out 2. My 8-year-old daughter has watched the first Inside Out—low estimate here—ten […]
Station Eleven: Post-Apocalyptic Comedy and the Improbable Happy Ending
The novel’s plot centers on the end of the world, but here’s the thing: it’s hopeful. We’ve watched the world end dozens of times. Over […]
Baggins/Gamgee ’24: What Hobbits Can Teach Us About Politics
As a disclaimer, I’d already conceived of this article and title before Viggo Mortensen donned a Frodo/Sam ’24 t-shirt on The Late Show with Stephen […]