What is the point of horror movies if they end up as commencement speeches?
Film
The 10 Greatest Catholic School Movies of All Time
Catholic schools are the perfect setting for a film. These are the best 10.
The hopeless (yet Christian) world of Pier Pasolini’s ‘Salò, or The 120 Days of Sodom’
Pasolini called “Salò” his first film “about the modern world.”
‘Blinded by the Light’ is a song-and-dance celebration of Bruce Springsteen
‘Blinded by the Light’ captures the angst and joy of being a teenager.
‘Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood’ is a fairy tale without a moral
We must accept that Quentin Tarantino will never make a serious movie—by which is meant a movie that takes itself seriously.
Consolations and desolations with Marvel’s newest Spider-Man
The film can help teach us about elements of Ignatian spirituality, particularly the discernment of good and evil spirits.
Review: In ‘Midsommar,’ evil doesn’t strike in the shadows
In Ari Aster’s “Midsommar,” the devil is not an ugly monster hiding in the shadows—he is in the daylight, dressed in a white robe and a crown of flowers.
Review: Not every Christian in Oklahoma is Republican (but it’s close)
“American Heretics: The Politics of the Gospel” is about like-minded liberal Christians joining forces in a ruthlessly Republican landscape where people talk more religion than they practice.
Eight Catholic horror films you should watch
Here are eight films in which Catholic horror speaks in less familiar accents, films I have never seen on other Catholic horror lists.
‘Toy Story 4’ is fun, warm (and slightly dark) nostalgia
Woody’s penchant for self-sacrifice is just one of the aspects that has been recycled for “Toy Story 4” and while you would have to be a Grinch to find any faults in the new film, there are a few.
