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“Russian Doll” Flourishes in the Present Thanks to the Past
“The Northman”: Hamlet in the Soul of a Berserker
The Horror Story of Jimmy Savile
“Losing My Religion” Even in These Exalted Days
Episode Six: The Big Lebowski and the Uncertainty of Unbelief – Watch With Me
“SZNZ: Spring”: Not Peak Weezer, But Still Catchy and Fun
Episode Five: Rear Window, Minority Report and Watching to Truly See – Watch With Me
With Will Smith’s Slap, We Have Snapped Out of It
Episode Four: The Social Network, Into the Wild and Who We Belong To – Watch With Me
Episode Three: The Royal Tenenbaums, Identity and Belonging – Watch With Me
Man of God: A Cinematic Lenten Gift and Reminder
Episode Two: Can Beauty Change the World? ‘Life is Beautiful’ Commentary – Watch With Me
With ‘The Tipping Point’: Tears for Fears is Timely and Timeless
Episode One: 8 ½ and How the Catholic View of Film Has Changed – Watch With Me
The Ordinariate: Bringing My Whole Past into My Future, in Faith
The World-Enlarging Consolations of “All Creatures Great and Small”
‘Sin’: Konchalovsky’s Masterpiece Shows a Sensual, Spiritual Michelangelo
“Groundhog Day” Perfectly Balances Dark and Light
George Orwellʼs “1984” and the Catholic Sensibility
“The Hand of God”: A Soulful, Challenging Coming-of-Age Story
“Don’t Look Up”: Ripe Satire with Christian Notes
Back to the Movies: 4 New Films Tap Enchantment and Reality
“About a Boy” Dares to Tell of the Lonely at Christmas
“Die Hard”: Yes, It’s a Christmas Movie
“Christmas Vacation”: Nostalgia, Fun, and Dark Anxiety
“Get Back”: A Narrative Rehab Shows Beauty Amid Brokenness
What the Catholic Church Is Not, in Four Words
Humanity Going Meta to Become All About Itself
Chappelle’s “The Closer”: Observant or Derisive?
“Dune” Offers Audiences Visual and Thematic Richness
Horror and Catholicism: Hounds of Hell Show Up for “Midnight Mass”
Marshall McLuhan and Pope Francis Call for Dialogue Over Hate
Sufjan Stevens and Angelo de Augustine Musically Blend Film and God
Bad Guys: Untold Tales of Good and Evil
5 Gifts of Being Catholic That I Increasingly Love
Post 9/11: Anticipated by Radiohead and René Girard
Bob Ross: Teaching Joy, Even Amid the Shadows
Amid Seeming Chaos, the Wine Abides
“Metallica” and the Journey of My Youthful Heart
Tailored to Our Time, but “The Green Knight” Is Still Worth It
“Ted Lasso” Returns: A Funny, Kind Balm for Humanity
The Mysterious Benedict Society: A Subversive Tale for the Times
How My Dog Auggie Made Me a Better Man—and Neighbor
Kings of Convenience: Music that Silences the New Noise
Subsidiarity, Solidarity, and Human Dignity in “Mare of Easttown”
“Lead, Kindly Light”: Let Us Hear More of Hope!
