Kacey Musgraves’s new album is not worship music, but rather songs about theological concepts for a secular audience.
Amanda Bergeman
Amanda Bergeman is a 2017 graduate of Loyola Marymount University’s School of Film and Television. She is currently working on her short film “Periods, Puberty, and the Paranormal” with the Cleveland Camera Rental Incubator. She was previously published under her maiden name, Amanda Haas.
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Review: The heartwarming story of World War II’s ‘Doughnut Dollies’
In ‘Good Night, Irene,’ Luis Alberto Urrea weaves a vivid and heartfelt tapestry in telling the story of the ‘Doughnut Dollies’ in World War II.
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‘The Holdovers’ is the best new Christmas movie of the season. It’s also really sad.
“The Holdovers” is a character-driven drama about unlikely friendships born of shared proximity.
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Sufjan Stevens’ ‘Javelin’ is a meditation on grief bathed in Christian imagery
Usually private about his personal life, Stevens dedicated the album to his “beloved partner,” who passed away in April.
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Olivia Rodrigo’s new album ‘GUTS’ reveals how secular ideals leave us empty
Olivia Rodrigo’s childhood naïveté meets harsh reality in ‘GUTS’.
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‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ have more in common than memes. They’re both about forgiveness.
Neither Barbie nor Oppenheimer directly apologizes or asks for forgiveness, and neither can truly dismantle the damage they have done.
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Why isn’t Indiana Jones going to daily Mass?
This man has seen the Ark of the Covenant melt faces and the Holy Grail grant eternal life. Wouldn’t that convert even the most ardent atheist?
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The first virgin ‘Bachelor’ challenges secular and religious prejudices about sex
But even as the show mocks and fixates on his virginity, Colton invites empathy and sparks thought-provoking conversations about sexual morality.
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‘The Incredibles’ and the Myth of the Ideal Family
The truth is there is no ideal family.
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‘Westworld’: Searching for meaning in a world without consequence
In this world, sin has no repercussions.