by Kali Cawthon-Freels | Oct 31, 2024 | Feature, Opinion
As Halloween approaches, annual conversations around cultural appropriation have appeared on my social media feed like clockwork. While there are undoubtedly some who purposefully seek to make their costumes offensive, I believe most people who celebrate Halloween do...
by Sean McKenzie | Jan 26, 2021 | Opinion
The end of a semester is always movie time for my high school social studies classes. Once the last test or final exam has been given, this is one way of giving the students a “break” while still having them think and learn by thoughtfully selecting the films....
by Philip Jenkins | Sep 14, 2018 | Opinion
Hollywood normally does a poor job of portraying religion or comprehending regular religious practice – especially Christianity. I commented on this recently, but this post concerns the dilemma of just how acute those difficulties need to be before the film or TV...
by Ircel Harrison | Jan 10, 2017 | Opinion
The writer of Ecclesiastes observed, “Of making many books there is no end, and much study wearies the body” (Ecclesiastes 12:12). I will not attempt to comment on the second half of this statement, but the first part is certainly true. We live in a time...
by Michael Parnell | Sep 21, 2016 | Opinion
I have always loved movies. It is a lifelong passion. Because I love the movies, I like to share with others those movies that touched me deeply and to give them a chance to discuss them. I want them to see how they speak so deeply to me. My hope is that these movies...
