“Boy Erased” shows the damage caused by conversion therapy, a practice which also has a sad history in the Catholic Church.
Posts in Film
“Halloween” and the Mystery of Evil
A recovery of the original genius creates a modern horror classic
Seeing Past “Marvel’s Iron Fist: Season 2”
Coping with our pasts and moving forward: a look at Season 2 of “Marvel’s Iron Fist.”
Jurassic Park and the Problem of Ambition
Cool dinosaur fights? Yep. Moral reflection? Not so much.
Marvel—Written into a Corner?
In creating a whole universe of movies, miniseries, and television, did Marvel accidentally take it too far in Avengers: Infinity War?
Aronofsky’s mother! and the Weirdness of Catholicism
The movie will disturb your peace. Good.
Finding Hope in A Silent Voice
Do we consider how our actions impact others?
Superheroes, ‘Inhumans,’ & Humanity
Could superheroes, mutants, inhumans teach us about humanity? Colten Biro, SJ, reviews Marvel’s Inhumans and finds deeply human tensions.
Dunkirk: A Different Day at the Beach
A summer blockbuster of war and explosions? Not quite.
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