John Grant: Joyous Prophet of the Via Negativa
John Grant has been gracing the covers of international magazines aimed at upscale gay men during the last several months. Long a…
Spa Night/Being 17: Two Twists on Coming Out Tales
Having moved back to Civilization, I now have access to an embarrassment of riches when it comes to gay cinema. In the past…
The Maltese Falcon and the MacGuffin of the Spirit
As I revel in my return to the Bay Area, I continue to catch up on classics that have to do with San…
San Francisco: The Movie
“I’ve come to the conclusion that there are really only two types of people in San Francisco…’Jeanettes’…and ‘Tonys.’ Jeanettes are people who think…
God, Guns, & Family: Why ‘Bible-Believing’ Christians Have no Right to Self Defense, Pt. 2
In my last post I proposed that, against the uniquely American theology of God, guns, and family, the Christian teaching of the New…
God, Guns, & Family: Why ‘Bible-Believing’ Christians Have No Right to Self-Defense, Pt.1
Again, we find ourselves in national mourning for horrendous loss of life caused by a man with a grudge and too-easy access to…
If You See One Film on Video this Year, Make It this One
We have an extremely limited view of young people born with disabilities. We use the word “obstacles” a lot with them: “Look at…
L.A. Film Fest: “Out of Iraq” Tells a Moving Love Story in Time of War
“And if there were only some way of contriving that a state or an army should be made up of lovers and their…
What Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell Says about the Church
Susanna Clarke’s fantasy novel Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell begins in a peculiar place for a story about magic. As it commences in…