You Can’t Beat the Alt-Right with Violence
First, the grief. I was horrified by what I saw from online videos in Charlottesville this weekend. The sight of that car plowing…
Why I Can’t Condemn Eugene Peterson for His Views on Same-Sex Marriage
Controversy has recently engulfed Eugene Peterson, retired Presbyterian pastor and author of the bestselling Bible translation The Message for his statements about same-sex…
The Trouble with Bill and Ann and Milo
Not a ‘trigger warning,’ but you get the idea: offensive quotes from offensive people ahead. “I think the government should be spying on…
Thoughts from the Science March in Berkeley
At the urging of my STEM-educated husband, I went to the UC Berkeley campus on Saturday for the science march. Despite living six…
Rooney Mara on the Set of Mary Magdalene
Looking forward to the Rooney Mara/Joaquin Phoenix film Mary Magdalene. Here’s a picture from the set. All I can say is if the Romans…
A GHOST STORY Trailer Release
There are few films that we are looking forward to as much as David Lowery’s A Ghost Story. We’ll obviously post a review of…
At SXSW2017: DISGRACED
You know you’ve got a problem, if you’re a university, when people lose track of the sports scandals plaguing your institution. The new…
At SXSW2017: PORNOCRACY
Ovidie is a French feminist filmmaker icon, who began her career in the world of adult film. Like so many other industries in…
At SXSW2017: WALK WITH ME
Walk With Me, the documentary with unprecedented access to Thich Nhat Hanh and his Zen Buddhist community in France, premiered at SXSW yesterday.…