by Raj Vijayakumar, SJ | Mar 13, 2026 | Film, Pop Culture ~ Approx. 3 mins
A favorite film of mine is Dune Part One, directed by Denis Villeneuve and based on the book by Frank Herbert. I’ve watched the film at least five times and, after the latest watch, I wondered why it still resonates with me after all these years? I’d like to suggest...
by Ian Peoples, SJ | Oct 9, 2020 | Film, Justice, Pop Culture, Science & Technology, Social Media, Topics ~ Approx. 3 mins
The beginning of Social Dilemma, the recently released Netflix documentary, poses a question to set up the entire film: what is beneath all the problems we are seeing in the tech industry and the world? Computer scientist and tech ethicist, Tristan Harris, is the one...
by Ryan Birjoo, SJ | Jan 24, 2020 | Art, Film, Gender, Pop Culture, Topics ~ Approx. 3 mins
Love. Betrayal. Forgiveness. Death. These themes occur in Greta Gerwig’s recent adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women. Moving between past and present, Gerwig shows us the joys and struggles of four sisters as they navigate adolescence and adulthood. Raised...
by Sean Barry, SJ | Dec 2, 2019 | Film, Pop Culture ~ Approx. 3 mins
Warning: this review contains spoilers. Last week, Frozen 2 hit the big screen. The story takes place three years after the original tale, which means the characters are more mature. Elsa has come to accept her powers and Anna is not the lovestruck teenager she was...
by Jason McCreery | Aug 2, 2019 | Film, Pop Culture ~ Approx. 4 mins
A few weeks ago, Disney released a new version of Hamlet The Lion King. The new film is part of Disney’s live-action re-creation of beloved classics, though “live-action” is a bit of a misnomer in this case. The Lion King is still completely animated; it just has...
