The Art We Disdain

Art is often strongest when we can enter into the mystery ourselves, without being pushed into it.

World / CultureEthan BoltonJune 6, 2019movie, tv, art, message, mystery, parable, meaning

Review: Eighth Grade

The movie Eighth Grade is both a product of our times and a timeless tribute to one of the most trying phases of life: the edge of middle school adolescence.

Art, World / CultureEthan BoltonMarch 21, 2019film, review, cinema, culture, eighth grade, adolescence, middle school, movie, empathy, children, child, teenager

The Academy Awards and Loving our Neighbors

For all the good and bad wrapped up within it, the Academy Awards offers us a place to celebrate story and learn more about the neighbors God has called us to love.

World / CultureEthan BoltonFebruary 21, 2019cinema, movie, film, academy, awards, nominations, academy awards, oscar, oscars, Culture, theater, analysis, neighbor, love, dialogue

Recommendations (September 2018)

Periodically, we ask our contributors to give us recommendations for books, music, movies, and podcasts. Here are some of those recommendations! Enjoy!

World / CultureVarious ContributorsSeptember 6, 2018recommendations, movie, book, music

Review: The Ballad of Lefty Brown

Engaging with culture through the miry, messy Western.

World / CultureEthan BoltonJuly 24, 2018western, a24, film, cinema, movie, review, ballad, lefty, brown

Recommendations

Periodically, we ask our contributors to give us recommendations for books, music, movies, and podcasts. Here are some of those recommendations! Enjoy!

World / CultureVarious ContributorsMay 22, 2018recommendations, movie, book, podcast, album, music