Ryan Murphy’s ‘Hollywood’ and the Struggle to be Loved and Known
A good bishop once said, “Our greatest fear is that if we are truly known, we will not be loved; and if we…
#KillerSerials: LEAVING NEVERLAND
In this episode of Killer Serials, Tony Jones and Ryan Parker discuss the new two-part HBO documentary series, Leaving Neverland, which chronicles Wade Robson…
#KillerSerials: SUNDERLAND TIL I DIE
After a long hiatus, Tony Jones and Ryan Parker are back to discuss some killer serials, starting off this new season with Netflix’s…
Highlight of 2018: ‘Angels in America,’ an American Apocalypse
The cultural highlight of this year for me was witnessing live performances of Tony Kushner’s Angels in America, two plays that had high-profile revivals…
At SXSW: Fast Color
Fast Color is a movie of and for this moment. Written and directed by Julia Hart and starring a primarily female African American…
At SXSW18: ON HER SHOULDERS
The Yazidis are a Kurdish religious minority that has recently been displaced from their northern Iraq homeland by ISIS. They make up about…
At SXSW18: The Gospel of Eureka
The Gospel of Eureka might be the most “American” film at SXSW this year, at least in its depiction of the diverse expressions…
At SXSW18: JINN
The coming-of-age genre, particularly at film festivals, might inspire collective eye rolls. But when the character that is coming of age is a…
At SXSW18: THEY LIVE HERE, NOW and THE WORLD BEFORE YOUR FEET
Issues of immigration, immigrants’ rights, and the global refugee crisis are at the forefront of our collective political, ethical, and moral conversations. At…