The Romance of Transcendence
Eric Voegelin’s introduction to The Ecumenic Age is a rich, evocative piece of writing. Regarding religious structures, Voegelin was concerned about the “doctrinization of symbols” that impede…
Annihilation: A Failed Sci-Fi Adaptation of René Girard
Based on a book by Jeff VanderMeer, the movie Annihilation[1] is a fairly straightforward presentation of the ideas of René Girard. The book is more nuanced and…
The Passion of Star Wars
Is Star Wars more than an entertaining space opera meant to relax us after the daily grind of post-industrialized life? To answer that question, we must consider the possibility…
The Birth of Yoda: Manichaeism and the Jedi Religion
“No matter how esoteric an artist you are, you're still playing for an audience. If you only play to 10 people, then, maybe you're a high artist”…
Christopher Nolan: Artist of Trauma, A Review of Stuart Joy’s “The Traumatic Screen”
Stuart Joy. The Traumatic Screen: The Films of Christopher Nolan. Chicago, IL: Intellect, The University of Chicago Press, 2020. 185pp. $26.50. It is no shocking revelation…
Review of “Stalker” by Andrei Tarkovsky
In the usual roadside picnic, travelers might spread out a picnic blanket, take out a hamper, and help themselves to lunch. In the process, they might carelessly…
Proposals for Book Series: Politics, Literature, and Film
Lexington Books’ Politics, Literature, and Film series is actively seeking proposals for academic works that fit the description below: This interdisciplinary series examines the intersection of politics…
Politics, Literature, and Film Series: Looking for Proposals!
Lexington Books’ Politics, Literature, and Film series is actively seeking proposals for academic works that fit the description below: This interdisciplinary series examines the intersection of politics…
Redeeming Film Music From the Avant-Garde
There is a kind of listener who first becomes acquainted with the symphony orchestra through film music. And many such listeners want to hear the music again—willingly…
Looking for Book Proposals!
Lexington Books’ Politics, Literature, and Film series is actively seeking proposals for academic works that fit the description below: This interdisciplinary series examines the intersection of politics…
“The Fifth Element”: Unconscious Christianity & Science Fiction
Luc Besson’s now cult classic The Fifth Element gave us a retro-futuristic take on the apocalypse and messianism which was suffused with Christian motifs and symbolism. In…
Unfallen Joy and the Tragedy of Love: “Waterloo Bridge”
The 1940 MGM adaptation of Waterloo Bridge is one of my favorite films. It stars Vivien Leigh, in the wake of her Gone With the Wind fame,…
The Cosmos and the Merits of Abandoning Narrative: An Examination of Contemplative Spaces in Cinema
The distant shores of silence begin at the door. You cannot fly there like a bird. You must stop,look deeper, still deeper, until nothing deflects the soul…
Invitation of Book Proposals to Politics, Literature, and Film Series
Lexington Books’ Politics, Literature, and Film series is actively seeking proposals for academic works that fit the description below: This interdisciplinary series examines the intersection of politics…
“I Can’t Stop Loving You”: Thoughts on Metropolis
Madhouse’s 2001 rendition of Tezuka Osamu’s Metropolis is a movie that only ever seems to get better with age. The world of this Metropolis is so kaleidoscopically…