Elio Directed by Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi, Adrian Molina (Pixar, 2025) Featuring clones, aliens, and supercomputers, Elio is an out-of-this-world...
TV and film
“Have you seen The Chosen?” When the streaming series first began in 2019, this was an innocuous question. But now, the same question can feel like a litmus...
The phenomenon of “twin movies”—two or more films with strikingly similar plots or subject matter released in close proximity—is almost as old as Hollywood...
The Phoenician Scheme Directed by Wes Anderson (Focus Features, 2025) Wes Anderson movies are two-hour living art installations. The director of that...
Superman Directed by James Gunn (Warner Bros. Pictures, 2025) With the release of a new Superman film, directed by James Gunn and starring David Corenswet as...
“Until the lion tells the story, the hunter will always be the hero,” says an African proverb. It’s time that Indigenous Americans told their own stories—and...
Bono, the lead singer for Irish rock band U2, has been an inescapable pop cultural presence for at least 40 years. At first U2 was a bit of a man-bites-dog...
Andor Created by Tony Gilroy (Lucasfilm, 2022–present) Critically acclaimed “Star-Wars-for-adults” hit Andor concluded its spectacular two-season run with a...
“Everyone deserves to be loved.” This was the answer I received when I asked my students what they thought Jesus would say if he were asked, “What is your...
The King of Kings Directed by Seong-ho Jang (Angel Studios, 2025) The King of Kings, a new animated film directed by Seong-ho Jang, doesn’t start out like your...
