More than anything, this film is about unintended consequences and how we don’t really “see” other people. The movie does this quite literally right off the bat. We get more than thirty minutes into the film before we get a good look at Grace, the film’s protagonist.

The first scenes…

This past weekend, I watched all seven episodes of the Netflix limited series, Midnight Mass. The show can reasonably be classified as a religious, supernatural thriller and was written by Mike Flanagan, who also brought us the Haunting of Hill House and The Haunting of Bly Manor. Like those shows…

Even in 2019, Netflix’s In the Shadow of the Moon seemed prescient.

In the opening scene, a title card tells us our story starts in Philadelphia, our nation’s birthplace, in 2024. We see an empty office, bland and unremarkable. The camera pans and we notice there’s a breeze in the…

And you shouldn’t want to…

Western culture is obsessed with youth, especially when it comes to women. That obsession comes at a terrible cost. We see it every time we turn on the television or log onto the internet. “Ugh… why is Madonna still performing? Isn’t she old now?” or…

Its predecessor was highly problematic.

When I watched Godzilla: King of the Monsters, I was ready for a good time. Yes, I knew the plot might be silly, the writing half-baked. But the cast was wonderful and I love a good monster movie.

However, the plot was not silly. It…

The question of what constitutes “real Christianity” has raged in media for the last few decades, often splitting along political lines. In seeking clarification, most look to their favorite priest or pastor for guidance. But if you’ve grown disillusioned with Church leadership, there’s another, less conventional source of clarity regarding…

In my recent review of Netflix’s Cobra Kai, I lamented the third season seemed confused about its opinion of violence and whether there are or are not predictable consequences for it. …