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Jake Martin, S.J. is an assistant professor of film studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. He received his PhD in Film Studies from Trinity College, Dublin in 2023. His book What’s So Funny About Faith: A Memoir from the Intersection of the Hilarious and Holy was published by Loyola Press in 2012.
Arts & CultureTelevision
“The Reunion’’ shows “Friends” for the fantasy that it always was, while at the same time showing what sustained and continues to sustain that fantasy: the shared affection, admiration and respect of six very talented actors.
Arts & CultureFilm
It's still 2020, and Borat and Rudy are still with us.
Arts & CultureFilm
“Joker” is more than just another comic book film. It has hit a nerve with an already nervous American public.
Arts & CultureIdeas
The new show subverts the traditional Dickinson iconography, but also takes away the best part of her.
Arts & CultureBooks
Robert Dean Lurie's biography of R.E.M. aims to trace the group’s rapid ascension from college town obscurity to rock’s upper echelons.
Arts & CultureTelevision
The priest in “Fleabag” is of a type that has become, surprisingly, quite common in film and on television
Arts & CultureIdeas
John Mulaney freely admits that he needs to be liked by everyone.
Arts & CultureTelevision
“Tambourine” should be mandatory viewing in all diocesan Pre-Cana programs.
Arts & CultureIdeas
The Winter Olympics are upon us once again, and once again, figure skating steps out of its burrow of athletic obscurity.
Arts & CultureTelevision
The coming-of-age sitcom follows a group of girls as they navigate their way through Catholic high school during the Troubles.