The Chosen Created by Dallas Jenkins (Loaves & Fishes Productions, 2019-ongoing) In certain circles, each season of The Chosen, a web-TV retelling of the...
Arts & Culture
Explore Catholic arts and culture through critical reviews, interviews, and essays, on creativity, beauty, and faith.
Evermore Taylor Swift (Republic Records, 2020) I did not want to write this review. The reason is simple: Other than her work ethic and productivity, I have...
The Five Wounds By Kirstin Valdez Quade (W. W. Norton & Company, 2021) It’s Holy Week in the small town of Las Penas, New Mexico, and unemployed Amadeo...
Waffles + Mochi Directed by Jeremy Konner (Higher Ground Productions, 2021) My toddler has eaten waffles every day since he learned how to chew. So when I...
Good Woman The Staves (Atlantic Records UK, 2021) The opening track of The Staves’ 2021 album Good Woman is so strong, I’ve had it playing on repeat for the...
What if cinema can kindle our hermeneutical impulse so that we are able to imagine women disciples gathered around Jesus’ table, and walking shoulder to...
Birth of a Movement By Olga M. Segura (Orbis Books, 2021) Living out our faith should not always be comfortable. If we are truly following Christ, then we will...
The Life Ahead Directed by Edoardo Ponti (Netflix, 2020) Set in the southern Italian port of Bari, Edoardo Ponti’s The Life Ahead weaves together the lives of...
Judas and the Black Messiah Directed by Shaka King (Warner Bros. Pictures, 2021) It has been more than 50 years since the FBI conspired with the Chicago Police...
Strawberry Mansion Langhorne Slim (Dualtone Records, 2021) First, let’s deal with the name. It’s a self-deprecating joke. He’s really Sean Scolnick, a nice...
