In The Martian, Matt Damon plays determined astronaut Mark Watney who, gravely injured and mistaken for dead, is left behind when his crewmates abort their mission on Mars. Alone and with limited resources, Watney is determined to […]
Spy films have routinely titillated American audiences at least since the Cold War, and this year is no exception, with Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., American Ultra, Agent 47, and Spectre all hitting theaters. What is it […]
By now, the hubbub over Bruce Jenner’s Vanity Fair cover has reached most ears. And eyes. After extensive surgery and hormone treatment, with the aid of heavy makeup and Photoshop, Jenner posed in a corset as “Caitlyn” […]
Gustav Klimt’s mesmerizing 1907 portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer is a contradiction in terms. A dark-haired woman gazes at the viewer, softness in every shade of her pale face and refinement in her pose—yet she is […]
Pope Francis recently recommended Dante’s tripartite epic poem The Divine Comedy as a fitting “spiritual guide” for the upcoming Year of Mercy. For many, mention of Dante calls to mind only the first portion of his Divine […]
Director Alejandro Monteverde’s upcoming film Little Boy offers a story about childhood, faith, and prejudice set in a tiny California town during World War II. The film, in theaters this weekend, features beautiful imagery and […]
In a cinematic world where there is much darkness and grotesqueness, Wes Anderson’s films are intriguingly bright and beautiful, replete with snappy dialogue and lighthearted visual touches, engaging the viewer in a fun, often fairytale-like […]
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