by Sean Barry, SJ | Apr 28, 2023 | Film, Pop Culture ~ Approx. 4 mins
Let’s a go! On April 5th, the Super Mario Brothers movie was released, full of Nintendo references and charming humor. The family-friendly film also has something to teach us about three different philosophical ethics embodied in three central characters: Princess...
by Patrick Hyland, SJ | Mar 22, 2023 | Film, Lent ~ Approx. 5 mins
Perhaps it is because we are now well into Lent, and the Stations of the Cross are being offered at parishes each week, but the Stations were all I could think of while watching Till, the new movie about the killing of 14-year-old Emmett Till in Mississippi in 1955....
by Sean Barry, SJ | Mar 14, 2023 | Film, Pop Culture ~ Approx. 5 mins
The life of Elvis Presley is complicated and bittersweet. It hit soaring heights and crushing lows. Elvis, the 2022 biopic on his life, tells the legendary musician’s story from the view of his former manager, Colonel Tom Parker. The film doesn’t shy away from the...
by Sean Barry, SJ | Nov 28, 2022 | Film, Pop Culture ~ Approx. 4 mins
[Warning: This article contains spoilers for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever] How do we deal with grief, with pain and loss? These questions linger in the background throughout the entire film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Marvel’s latest superhero movie. Most fans...
by Sean Barry, SJ | Sep 7, 2022 | Film, Pop Culture, Spirituality ~ Approx. 4 mins
The long-acclaimed Dragon Ball Z franchise recently released another film, Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero to the delight of fans (like me) and critics alike. What is it about this franchise, which began in 1989, that continues to draw people in? One of the reasons I...
