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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

“On some level, we identify with ancient Egyptians in ways we don’t with other ancient civilizations.” “Look, the Book of the Dead,” I said. My […]

Note: This review contains potential spoilers for Longlegs. “Are you still saying your prayers? Our prayers protect us from the Devil.” Osgood Perkins’s latest horror […]

I have a confession. I’m a Licensed Professional Counselor, but until two days before seeing Inside Out 2, I still hadn’t even seen the first […]

Spend five minutes scanning the headlines and you risk sinking into despair and cynicism. Accounts of war, corruption, hatred, and strife seem to fill the […]

***Spoiler Alert: This article contains spoilers for Frank Herbert’s Dune novels and for the films Dune and Dune: Part Two.*** “For false messiahs and false prophets […]