Graham Greene’s novel of The End of the Affair is one of my favorites, and Neil Jordan’s film adaptation is, in my opinion, the best of a filmmaker who’s directed some classics (Mona Lisa, The Crying Game) and some works better forgotten (such as In Dreams, once again proving 98% of serial killer movies suck). […]

The Blind Side is a Christian film made by Hollywood. It is not the only such movie (see Amazing Grace, Hacksaw Ridge, Little Boy, The 15:17 to Paris, all the Narnia movies), but it is the only one in recent memory that won the lead an Academy Award. That it has its extremely vocal detractors […]

For September’s Christ and the Christian entry, I wanted to tackle The Blind Side. Since the movie opened and Sandra Bullock won her Oscar, the movie and book on which it’s based have undergone a revisionist reckoning, no doubt spurred by the Black Lives Matter disruptions of 2020. I would rather write about the depiction […]

Dr. Frederick Treves is not a warm fellow. He is a proper Victorian man, after all, and a scientist to boot. His interest in the horribly deformed John Merrick is purely professional. He wants to house him at his hospital so he can study him, and he must convince the equally stoic head of the […]

I wrote the Holy Ghost haunts no one like the 20th century English writer. If that’s the case, then it’s apt to say the Fall of Man lives rent-free in the mind of the 19th century French author. Having lived through the Revolution, the Reign of Terror, Napoleon, the Bourbon Restoration, and countless smaller turmoils […]

Oliver Stone is a filmmaker who pours a lot of himself into his movies. Platoon described his experience as an infantry soldier in Vietnam. His persistent dance with drug addiction ended up on display in The Doors and his script for Midnight Express. His obsession with the paranoia and conspiracies is writ large in Snowden, […]

Everyone knows a story without conflict is no story. No one wants to watch a movie about a simple person’s happy and untroubled day. Why is that? Why is misery, agony, and anxiety the way of life? It all goes back to The Fall. The Christian outlook on our world begins with a perfect Creation […]

Anna is a puzzle, her emotions held close to her chest. And there must be a lot of emotion boiling under her simple novice’s habit. On the eve of taking her vows and entering the life of a Catholic nun, her prioress tells her she must visit the only family she has—an aunt she’s never […]

(This essay contains spoilers) Spider-Man 2 is the best superhero film ever made. I’m willing to entertain other challengers, but if I were on Jeopardy! and the Movies for $800 answer was “The Best Superhero Film Ever Made,” I would blurt out “What is Spider-Man 2?” and feel good about it. You can fight me […]

It’s often been said that there are no more original ideas; every story that can be told has already been written down. I doubt this. But if you have a complaint, as I do about Christian movies, then chances are very good someone has already voiced the same complaint. That’s why blogs and Substack exist. […]
