“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...
TV and film
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...
Presence Directed by Steven Soderbergh (Neon, 2024) Who loves a good horror movie? Well, if you do, you are out of luck. This is not a horror movie. OK, who...
This is not relaxing television. The Pitt (Max) is a new series on an old theme—emergency department drama at a hospital. Borrowing the format of the series...
I’m Still Here, nominated for three Academy Awards including Best Picture, tells a true story from Brazil’s years of military dictatorship. But you don’t have...
Sugarcane Directed by Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie (National Geographic, 2024) Searching for clues about a past long buried, Charlene Belleau plumbs...
For those who dedicate their lives to serving others, reality television often feels far removed from their daily experiences. If your work involves providing...
Flow Directed by Gints Zilbalodis (Dream Well Studio, 2024) There were parts of Flow that made me cuddle my 3-month-old black kitten a little tighter. The main...
Comedian Mohammed (Mo) Amer released the second season of his self-titled show Mo on Netflix at the end of January. The comedy show, loosely based on Amer’s...
When two friends hang out for 30 years, writing jokes and sketches, trading emails, smoking cigars, and earning Emmys—what happens when one of them comes out...
