Muhammad Ali downed some of the best boxers of all time, but his battle with the Supreme Court truly cemented his legacy. First a warning, or a reassurance:...
TV and film
Browse through a collection of commentaries and reflections that look at modern television and film—from The Chosen to Star Wars—through a Catholic lens.
Thanks to the explosion of reality TV over the past decade, at the click of a button on a remote control, American viewers of the small screen have the...
Directed by Lee Daniels (The Weinstein Company, 2013) Inspired by the true story of a black butler who served seven presidents, director Lee Daniels has...
Summer blockbusters may seem like mindless entertainment, but two of this year’s big films offered viewers more to chew on than popcorn. The ancient...
Directed by Joss Whedon (Lionsgate, 2013) After creating Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly, Dr. Horrible, and successfully directing the latest Avengers films...
Yet another bout of end-times hysteria is sweeping the nation, or at least our flat screen TVs. But this time there’s a twist. In recent years the earth has...
Directed by Michael Apted (ITV Studios, 2012) It all started in 1964 with Seven Up!, a one-hour BBC documentary meant to show Great Britain its future through...
Directed by Richard Linklater (Sony Pictures, 2013) What might we learn if we could watch a relationship develop over a lifetime? Before Midnight, the third...
By Faythe Levine & Sam Macon (Radar Studios, 2013) A commercial building in my neighborhood recently underwent renovations to transform the space into a...
Directed by Pablo Larraín (Sony Pictures, 2012) Topple a dictator with a rainbow and a jingle? Lash back against oppression with candy-coated images and...
