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...
Pokémon Go and the Kindness of Strangers
"One night early in my Pokémon journey, I spotted about twenty young adults gathered, phones in hand, around an equestrian statue in...
Pokémon Go Re-enchants the City
"Pokémon Go is reshaping pedestrianism in Manhattan. Unlike many video games, it is not played by someone indoors and stationary, but by...
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?...
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...
Is the Final Joke on the Joker?
With Acculturated gone from the internet, I am reposting some of my Acculturated articles here, in their entirety. Enjoy. Not since the...
The Compassion of Batman
With Acculturated gone from the internet, I am reposting some of my Acculturated articles here, in their entirety. Enjoy. Quite possibly...
