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Ridley Scott, Hitler, and Napoleon: Chipping Away at the Imperial Legend

Hélène de Lauzun August 12, 2023

In history, there are disputes over interpretation, but there are also things that can be said, and others that cannot. By lumping Napoleon in with Stalin and Hitler, Ridley Scott has crossed a red line.

A Twee Alien and an Unknown God: Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City

Felix James Miller August 4, 2023

What do we do when we realize that we understand neither ourselves nor our world? Anderson thinks the answer is the same, whether in life, faith, studies, or art.

“Barbenheimer”: Silly Meme or the Rebirth of Hollywood?

Felix James Miller July 20, 2023

A seeming joke about two movies, Barbie and Oppenheimer, is actually pointing to a renewal of American cinema that may be on the horizon.

El Autocrata: Documenting the Legacy of Prime Minister Sánchez

Carlos Perona Calvete July 17, 2023

After complaining that the ministry of culture was attempting to suppress the film, director Carlos Hernando has made it free to host, download, and reproduce.

Forgotten Classics: Family, Wealth, and Modernity in The Magnificent Ambersons

Felix James Miller May 27, 2023

The Magnificent Ambersons engages with issues of technological and social change in modernity. But it is also a very human story, focusing on a single family, detailing the lives of its members as change rocks their way of life

Conservatives Should Not Support the Romeo and Juliet Lawsuit

Paul du Quenoy January 30, 2023

The nude form is regarded by conservatives, not as pornographic, but as a manifestation of beauty, innocence, and our divine origins. This applies to its representation in Romeo and Juliet, the story of an innocent love crushed by the wicked vanities of a corrupt society.