Emma Unframed

by Veronica Clarke

Autumn de Wilde’s Emma. is a fresh and charming take on the Jane Austen heroine.  Continue Reading »

12 Mar 2020

Evildoers and Their Art

by Peter Hitchens

Eric Gill and Roman Polanski are both guilty of revolting crimes. But should we be punished by being deprived of the results of their undeniable talent?  Continue Reading »

18 Feb 2020

The Smallest of Crosses

by John Waters

A Hidden Life’s themes are timely for a world unable to differentiate between the nature of tyranny and the nature of different contemporary movements. Continue Reading »

23 Jan 2020

The Two Popes: Baloney, Brilliantly Acted

by George Weigel

As history, the Netflix film The Two Popes is baloney on steroids. Continue Reading »

15 Jan 2020

Star Wars Goes Out With a Whimper

by Alexi Sargeant

Rise of Skywalker felt like a pinched and nervous attempt to offer more and more Star Wars without adding depth, nuance, or complexity to the franchise. Continue Reading »

2 Jan 2020

Why Rise of Skywalker Fails

by Jake Meador

The problem isn’t that most of the Disney-era Star Wars projects fail as films. The problem is that Disney almost certainly knows it and doesn’t care. Continue Reading »

31 Dec 2019

2019: Our Year in Film and Television

by Various

Recommended movies and TV shows from the past year.  Continue Reading »

25 Dec 2019

The Ecstasy of the Mob

by Mark Judge

Panique and Richard Jewell share a timeless message: Without due process and the presumption of innocence, people submerged in an environment of hysteria quickly devolve into wolves. Continue Reading »

24 Dec 2019

A Hidden Life: The Story of a Marriage

by Nathaniel Peters

Terrence Malick’s A Hidden Life tells the story of Austrian martyr Franz Jägerstätter and his wife Fani, who suffer as one body even when they are apart.  Continue Reading »

20 Dec 2019

Two Popes, Too Many Untruths

by John Waters

As propaganda, The Two Popes is both hugely effective and extremely dangerous.  Continue Reading »

17 Dec 2019