Defiant Decency in Logan
"Logan wears its influences on its sleeve: Director James Mangold has his characters watch scenes of Shane on a hotel TV, and Johnny Cash...
The Secret Hero of Silence
"Judas hanged himself after betraying Jesus. Kichijiro turns himself in to be locked up with Rodrigues. The other imprisoned Christians...
Silence and Sherlock
At First Things, I'm featured on both segments of this podcast. In the first segment, I talk about Silence (the book and the film) with...
Hast Thou Considered the Heptapod?
"Arrival stars Amy Adams as a linguist named Louise Banks who is tasked with learning how to speak to the aliens who have arrived in...
In Praise of a Muggle
"With Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, director David Yates and Harry Potter scribe J. K. Rowling welcome us back into the...
The Compassion of Kubo and the Two Strings
"Kubo and the Two Strings, the latest concoction from Laika Studios, will blow you away with its gorgeous stop-motion animation. But it...
Faith and Pete's Dragon
"Grace’s father Mr. Meacham (Robert Redford, with the kindliest of twinkles in his eye) is a teller of tall tales, but she never believed...
Sins of their Fathers
"Films with a theological bent never get far from the oldest question of theodicy: Why does a loving God allow his children to suffer?...
Civil War, Civil Liberties
In my first appearance on the God and Comics podcast, I chat with Fr. Jonathan, Fr. Matt, and Fr. Kyle about Captain America: Civil War...
Good Guys Have More Fun
I reviewed The Force Awakens for First Things: "Every time the new Star Wars film tried to be bigger than the last one (with “the last...
