The View From 14A: The Arts and the Importance of Time
‘Sometimes we can get lost living in the here and now Sometimes it takes the sky to see what’s on the ground’ –Ben…
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Review: Tarantino and Theology
Jonathan L. Walls and Jerry Walls, editors. Tarantino and Theology. Los Angeles, CA: Sideshow Media Group, 2015, 264. pps., $19.99 / £13.02. When dealing…
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Cinderella: A Problematic Tale of ‘Kindness’
In the recent Cinderella (2015), directed by Kenneth Branagh (Thor, Hamlet), Disney reminds viewers of the age-old story, where a beautiful young maiden ascends…
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Laughing at the Devil: The Not-So-Cool Vampire as Theological Boon
What’s the deal with all the vampires? One thing that makes them interesting is that, unlike the also-popular zombie, far from being the frequent…
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Salvation by No “Other”: The Disappointment of Interstellar
The Nolan Brothers’ movie, Interstellar, is the best science fiction flick I have seen in a long time. It holds together what great science…
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On Interstellar and Fr. William Lynch, S.J.
In Christopher Nolan’s newest eye- and mind-bending space odyssey, Interstellar, there is plenty of action but also much to aid in silent contemplation. Nolan’s…
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Feeding the Birds
Mary Poppins, the film based on the novel by Australian writer P. L. Travers, was one of Walt Disney’s greatest successes when it first…
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