Could Blade Runner 2049 give us insight into what it means to be human and alive? Colten Biro, SJ, explores.
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Superheroes, ‘Inhumans,’ & Humanity
Could superheroes, mutants, inhumans teach us about humanity? Colten Biro, SJ, reviews Marvel’s Inhumans and finds deeply human tensions.
Death Note: Combating Evil Through Killing
Is it right to choose who should die?
Dunkirk: A Different Day at the Beach
A summer blockbuster of war and explosions? Not quite.
The Millennial Spider-Man
A Spider-Man who texts, tweets, and YouTubes? Colten Biro, SJ, wonders whether this Spider-Man is our first millennial superhero.
Wonder Woman: A Story of Female Bondage or Liberation?
Colten Biro, S.J., traces Wonder Woman’s liberating journey from a Harvard-educated professor’s fetish to Gal Gadot
Emma Watson, ‘The Circle,’ and Satire Gone Awry
Four years ago, Dave Egger’s novel showed us what oppressive technology can do to our privacy. This year’s film adaptation offers a solution, equal parts implausible and troubling.
Why Power Rangers would be Pope Francis’s favorite superhero movie
Edward Chow, S.J., begs us to have mercy on the new Power Rangers movie and maybe experience some redemption in the process
Remaking a Better Belle
Alfonso Pizano, S.J. thinks Emma Watson’s Belle continues the line of Disney princesses tipping toward feminism.
La La Land: Charm, Nostalgia, Gratitude
Though Moonlight won over La La Land, Lucas Sharma, S.J. argue’s there’s still more depth to explore in this charming Los Angeles love story.