‘The Bear’ depicts how institutions, despite their sundry flaws, can foster revolutions in moral feeling and valuing.
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I’ve never loved medical shows. ‘The Pitt’ is different.
“The Pitt” often feels like it’s aiming to be the medical show to end all medical shows.
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Star Trek’s Gene Roddenberry rejected religion. But he was searching for a god.
Gene Roddenberry’s son said his father was an atheist. But documented evidence tells a different, more nuanced story about the creator of “Star Trek.”
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‘Andor,’ Star Wars and the costs of radical discipleship
‘Andor’ is a piece of art that is both thrilling to watch and spiritually enriching.
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The radical hope of Martin Scorsese’s series on the saints
Dedication to fostering a personal relationship with Christ and embracing the unique callings of faith permeates each episode of “Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints’
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‘The White Lotus’ finale, sin and discernment: How (and why) do we make big life choices?
Take the money? Join a monastery? Grab the gun?
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A superhero’s Catholic identity: Faith, vocation and absolution in ‘Daredevil: Born Again’
“Daredevil: Born Again” has now launched on Disney+, and the show features a lead character whose faith is a central element to his identity.
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A Catholic take on the ‘Severance’ finale’s philosophy of personhood
Much of the appeal of “Severance” lies in its multiple dimensions: It is a workplace satire, a science-fiction drama, a searing critique of faceless corporations and mad-scientist plutocrats.
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‘Say Nothing’ breaks the I.R.A.’s code of silence
The series succeeds in the same way Patrick Radden Keefe’s book did: It makes you love these people.
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‘Skeleton Crew’ brings child-like wonder to the Star Wars universe
The story is as fun as it is simple, weaving together spacefaring pirates, planets with hidden treasure and nods to 1980s classics like “The Goonies.”