Tag: religion

“For surely it is not angels he helps, but Abraham’s descendants. For this reason he had to be made like them, fully human in every…

This is part of a religion in film series, concerning spirituality in its many forms through the cinematic lens. In this article I will be…

With Easter visiting us last month, I wanted to present a new feature, and it’s a subject that has interested me for quite a while….

So, back in March right after the 90th Oscars took place, I did a premature overview of the Best Actress race. But now that festival…

For 1960, The Virgin Spring is a real shape-shifter for the audiences back then fidgeting in their seats at such extraordinary, shocking story-telling. In fact,…

As Jesus hangs from the cross in agony, fulfilling his duty, a child appears to temporarily remove his spirit and guide him through “what could be”, should he decide to forsake his destiny. What he presents to Jesus is a logical and simple argument, a promise of a normal, long-lived life filled with love, children and, most appealing, normalcy. It’s a fantastic, life-affirming sequence and, unfortunately, one that drove the Christian purists absolutely nuts.